Falklands/ Malvinas War- UK By: Cristian, Aliyah, Lisa, Corinne, Micaela, and Sofia.

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Falklands/ Malvinas War- UK By: Cristian, Aliyah, Lisa, Corinne, Micaela, and Sofia

Long Term Causes ●Argentina claimed the islands in 1820 ●Remnant of old British Empire ●Decolonization

Short Term Causes ●Declining economies ●Both Galtieri and Thatcher needed a foreign victory ●Misinterpretations between the political regimes in Britain and Argentina ●Falkland Island Company determined to prevent a hand over

Immediate Causes ●Project Alpha ●Operation Azul o Plan Rosarito

Invasion- Lisa ●War becoming inevitable ●Failure of Diplomacy ●Support of the United States

Crisis- Lisa ●Brinkship ●Media's involvement

Course of the War- Lisa ●Limited war ●NATO ●Commander Woodwards ●Struggle for Thatcher

War at Sea ●Lost 12 ships ●Weaponry o Surface-to-air missiles o surface-to-surface missiles o artillery o torpedoes ●Bob Mullen

War on Land ●Consisted of 2 brigades o 3 Commando Brigade  rapid reaction force o 5 Infantry Brigade  “out of area” reaction force ●Weaponry o Grenades o tanks o artillery o rifles

War on the Home Front -Limited impact on homefront - no bombing of civilians - no rationing/ air raids -The British kept a low profile -Media censored in both Britain & Argentina

Role of the UN - Cristian ●Aimed to limit the war o first by peace, then by preventing escalation ●Condemned Argentina ●Supported a cease fire resolution o was stalled, until land war was underway

Role of the USA - Cristian ●Both sides seeked the US's support ●“Special relationship” with Galtieri o Did not see the big picture ●Supported Britain o Had a great affect on the course of the war

Why Did Britain Win? -The British were better trained -U.S. was an ally → U.S. Secretary of Defense -France was an ally -Britain’s usage of the U.N. -Won war of attrition

Results of the War - Sofia ●Argentina o Political defeat, Galtieri removed from power o Regime lifted bans on political parties o Raoul Alfonsin of the Radical Party comes to power in 1983 o Foreign policy of diplomacy--relations with Britain restored o Long-term struggle for Malvinas continued

Results of the War - Sofia ●Britain o Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative Party gained strength in Britain o Nationalism and patriotism o Defense policy still focused on war o Social: 1st “Crushing Britain Victory” since 1945 o Economic recovery, growth & prosperity o PTSD o High military presence in Falklands

Results of the War - Sofia ●USSR o Underestimated Britain militarily, posed threat ●USA o Reluctance to intervene in int’l military affairs ●Falkland Islanders o 19th century life destroyed o Population increase on island o No concluding peace treaty

Results of the War - Sofia “The war for the Falklands was a setback for the UN as an organization and for those aspirations to worldly aspirations to the world order which it embodied.” -The Monopoly of Violence: Why Europeans Hate Going to War, 2008

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