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Falkland Islands War

Falkland Islands War. What is the general history of the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands? What was the political and economic situation in Argentina in 1981? What was the Antarctic Treaty? What were Thatcher’s economic policies?

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Falkland Islands War

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  1. Falkland Islands War • What is the general history of the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands? • What was the political and economic situation in Argentina in 1981? • What was the Antarctic Treaty? • What were Thatcher’s economic policies? • Why was the idea of “leaseback” unworkable with regard to the Falkland? • Explain the incident on the island of South Georgia. • Why is it apparent that the Argentines were looking for a military confrontation?

  2. What was the original plan for Argentina’s invasion? How did it change? • What was Britain’s response toe the Argentine occupation of the Falklands? • How did the diplomatic dispute proceed at the U.N. Security Council? • How did the U.S. handle the O.A.S.? • Why did the British set up a Maritime Exclusion Zone and what did it mean? What did it turn into? • What did the British achieve on 25 April, 1982?

  3. What role did airpower play for the Argentines during the war? • What happened on May 21? • How did the invasion go for the British? • What happened on June 14? • What was the human and financial cost of the war for Argentina and Great Britain? • What was the political impact of the war on both countries? • What are some of the actual, and possible, long-term consequences of the war?

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