Falklands War
South Atlantic campaign
The Falklands War was a 1982 conflict between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a British territory in the South Atlantic that Argentina claims as the Malvinas.
Argentina invaded in April; Britain dispatched a naval task force and recaptured the islands by June.
The war killed nearly a thousand people and ended Argentina's military dictatorship.
Argentine name for Falklands
- Buenos AiresArgentina's largest city
- conscriptsCompulsory military personnel
- Dirty WarRegime attacking its populace
- military dictatorshipRegime ruled by armed forces
Straw roof maker
- HarrierVTOL military aircraft
- South GeorgiaSubantarctic island territory
- VulcanRoman forge god
- Royal MarinesBritish naval infantry corps
Straw roof maker
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- Downing StreetBritish premier's official residence
- MODUK defence ministry
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
Ocean between Africa, Americas
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- sheep farmingRaising ovines commercially
- penguinsFlightless aquatic seabirds
- remoteDistant or controller
fishing grounds · South Georgia · windswept · minefields · battlefield tourism · self-determination
Attack launched from water
- naval blockadeFleet sealing off ports
- air strikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
- minefieldsGround concealing buried explosives
paratroopers · artillery · logistics · field hospital · prisoners of war
Conflict over land boundaries
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- diplomatic negotiationsFormal interstate dialogue
Malvinas
Argentine name for Falklands
- Buenos AiresArgentina's largest city
- conscriptsCompulsory military personnel
- Dirty WarRegime attacking its populace
military dictatorship · defeat · democratic transition · veterans
Thatcher
Straw roof maker
- HarrierVTOL military aircraft
- South GeorgiaSubantarctic island territory
- VulcanRoman forge god
Thatcher
Straw roof maker
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
- Downing StreetBritish premier's official residence
- MODUK defence ministry
South Atlantic
Ocean between Africa, Americas
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- sheep farmingRaising ovines commercially
- penguinsFlightless aquatic seabirds
remote · fishing grounds · South Georgia · windswept · minefields · battlefield tourism · self-determination
amphibious assault
Attack launched from water
- naval blockadeFleet sealing off ports
- air strikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
minefields · paratroopers · artillery · logistics · field hospital · prisoners of war
territorial dispute
Conflict over land boundaries
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
diplomatic negotiations · referendum · geopolitics · occupation · liberation
- Modern WarsWorld War I, Vietnam War, Iraq War, Gulf War, Korean War
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- WarsWorld War I, WWI, civil war, cold war, Korean War
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, HMS Victory, battleship
Falklands WarCold War
Prolonged East-West standoff
economic sanctions · détente · diplomatic resolution · trade war · peace negotiations
Falklands WarWorld War II
Second global military conflict
World War I · Hundred Years' War · Thirty Years' War · Vietnam War · Napoleonic Wars