This study investigated the comparative similarities between war and genocide, the hypothesis being that there are similarities. The participants included 138 students from the University [of] Central Oklahoma general psychology pool. These were both male and female, with an average age of 21. A 2 x 3 between-within subjects design was used with a test-retest order. Two questionnaires were given to each of the 3 groups on random orders. Each questionnaire had 25 questions, answered on an 8-point Likert Scale. A paired samples t-test was administered to find significance between parallel questions. Of the 25, 10 were found to support the hypothesis that there will be differences in rating for a number of items on questionnaires when statements with the only difference being the two terms war and genocide; the remaining 15 questions were found to have significant differences--Abstract, leaf 4.