CAUSES of the WAR of the MALVINAS
One of the most important wars on the South American continent during the second half of the century XX was the Malvinas War, being a very traumatic event for Argentina due to numerous reasons. To talk about the reasons why Argentina and the United Kingdom entered a conflict with such relevance and that brought so much misfortune and little benefit, in this lesson from a PROFESSOR we are going to talk in detail about the causes of the Falklands war.
Index
- What was the Falklands war?
- Usurpation of the islands by the United Kingdom
- Diplomatic failure
- UK military reconversion
- Argentine government in dictatorship
- Oil interests in the region
What was the Falklands war?
Before talking about the causes that led to the beginning of the conflict, we must stop for a moment to know the data about the war, to understand some information such as its duration, the casualties it caused or the interests that were in play.
The Falklands war or South Atlantic conflict
it was a military conflict that took place in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom for the control of the islands of the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich. It is considered one of the most important wars in Argentine history, especially due to the number of deaths the nation suffered for such a short time of war.The start of the war took place on April 2, 1982 and its conclusion was the June 14, 1982, its final consequence of a truce between the two nations when Argentina realized that the British military power was far superior to his own and that it was impossible to achieve victory.
The England win made the British exploit the islands from that moment on, but since then Argentina has maintained that the region should be their property for its historical value. This conflict has led to many hard years between both nations, in which even diplomatic missions were non-existent due to the hatred generated by such a cruel and unnecessary war.
To continue with this lesson on causes of the Falklands war We will now talk about these, in order to know the reasons that led Argentina to start a war with one of the great world powers and to suffer some of the greatest setbacks of its story.
Usurpation of the islands by the United Kingdom.
In 1833 the English took the Falkland IslandsIt was a region with a small local population but without any type of military force, already at that time Argentina considered that the region was its property because before it was from Spain and when it became independent it had to pass under its domain. The British took advantage of the absence of military force in the region and occupied it to form a colony, expelling the locals and occupying it the so-called kelpers, being a town arrived from the ground English. From that moment the islands were considered an English region and there were few Argentine excursions to recover them until more than a century later.
Diplomatic failure.
For more than a century, Argentines sought to diplomatically agree to return the region to its hands, but the UK rarely responded to these messages and preferred to continue to view the region as hers without negotiating. These diplomatic failures They led to the distancing between the two nations, previously closely united by English aid to Argentine independence, leading to a time when relations between the two were very strained. The lack of diplomacy meant that it took too many months for the war to end, and thus relations remained even tougher during the post-war years.
UK military reconversion.
The years before the war, Britain had had a kind of industrial revolution of its weaponry, advancing in many fields to become one of the most dangerous nations in the entire planet. The evolution of the british navy, which was once again one of the most powerful in the world, and an English government that considered that a war victory would be key to increase its popularity among the English population, meant that the United Kingdom was willing to enter a war that it knew was going to to win.
Argentine government in dictatorship.
At this time Argentina was in a military dictatorship led by Galtieri, who thought like a military man and politician and had the idea, together with his advisers, that a victory for his troops would greatly increase the popularity of his government. At that time the management of Argentina was in a very complicated position, any movement could end the management of the moment. The bellicose character of the Argentine government made them enter the war by invading the Falkland Islands, seeking to show that the enemies of the Argentines were the English.
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Oil interests in the region.
The area where both the Falklands and the other disputed islands are located is a region in which we can find large sources of oil, which has been key to the economic evolution of the United Kingdom in recent decades. It is thought that much of the conflict took place because of the knowledge of both powers about the resources of the region, since both knew that this oil was key to the evolution of both nations. Like most of the wars in recent years, it seems clear that one of the main causes of this conflict was obtaining sources of oil.
To learn more about this part of Argentine history, and also English, we recommend you read these other related lessons from a TEACHER: Consequences of the Falklands war Y Falklands War: summary.
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