International relations - the British state and the rest of the world

Question

When and between whom was the Falklands War fought?

Answer 1

It was fought in 1982 between the government of Great Britain ( Margaret Thatcher!) and Argentina. The Argentinians invaded the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, but the inhabitants were in favour of remaining British. So the British government came to their aid and won.

Answer 2

Some countries were happy the empire was dismantled, but some other islands have all wished to continue with the empire, because they were afraid of being swallowed up by their neighbours. For Britain, these wishes mean 3 things:

Pride - they suggest how beneficial the British imperial administration must have been;
Embarrassment - the possession of colonial territories doesn't fit with the image of a modern democratic state;
Irritation - because it costs money.

Answer 3

Falkland Islands
Cayman Islands
British Virgin Islands
Bermuda
Turks and Caicos Islands
Anguilla
Monserrat
British Indian Ocean Territory
St. Helena
Gibraltar

Answer 4

Because of the government spending hundreds of millions of pounds recapturing the Falklands/Malvinas Islands from the invading Argentinians. In 1983 it easily won the general election, because most people felt Britain was finally doing something right and doing it well.

Answer 5

Pridebecause it suggests that the imperial arrangement is
beneficial
Embarrassmentthe possession of colonial territories does not fit with the
democratic state
Irritation because it costs money

Answer 6

The Royal Navy, the Royal Airforce (RAF) and the army. The Royal Navy is the oldest (dating back to King Alfred) and is therefore known as 'the senior service'.

Answer 7

In the 1990's: The Gulf War, the Balkan peace keeping effords; in 2003: the war in Iraq (teaming up with the Americans) and the military presence in Afghanistan.

Answer 8

It stands for Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Since the 1950s it has argued, on both moral and economic grounds, that Britain should cease to be a nuclear power. Although not consistant, it has had a lot of popular support at times. Britain still has a nuclear force, although tiny compaired to that of the USA

Answer 9

It is a back scaling of military spendings to the benefit of the economy. Folowing US president W H Bush, Margaret Thatcher proposed to do so after the Cold War (between the West and the Soviet Union) ended in at the end of the 1980s. Some polititians and many military professionals protested because they thought Britain would not be able to meet its commitments in the world.