For mankind, war has always been an existence that cannot be shaken off. Although everyone knows that war will cause human death and cause the weakening of national strength, the relationship between countries cannot be easily changed, and many contradictions will only intensify, eventually leading to the outbreak of war. In the last century, humanity broke out the largest war in history, the Second World War. Half of the world's population was affected by the war, and the entire continent of Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa were caught in the fray.
And after the end of World War II, all countries are powerless and do not want to fight another war, and everyone wants peace. But the Cold War broke out, when the world was in turmoil and many people thought that World War III was going to break out. However, although the three wars did not break out, several large-scale wars still broke out in the Cold War, affecting the rise and fall of many countries. Among them was the Battle of the Falklands, in which Argentina lost war and dignity, while the British Empire lost its future.
By the Falklands War we mean the Malvinas Islands War. The war was sparked by the Argentis government's attempt to use a victory in a war to deflect the contradictions created by the domestic economic crisis. The Malvinas Islands are an excellent target. Because Britain was constantly losing overseas colonies, it kept withdrawing its navy from overseas. On the eve of the Falklands War, the British were already showing signs of withdrawing their navy from the Malvinas Islands.
Initially, Argentina had plans to occupy the Malvinas Islands. In the plan, Argentina would send landing forces to the Malvinas Islands and then gradually complete the occupation of the Malvinas Islands. It then forced the small number of British Marines on the Malvinas Islands to surrender, and deported all British Marines and residents of the islands after achieving the goal of actually occupying the Malvinas Islands.
In the process of refining Argentina's plan, Britain and Argentina negotiated on the Falklands, but it was clear that the two sides would not agree on such a territorial dispute. So on April 2, 1982, Argentina's plans began, and then the Falklands War broke out.
The entire Falklands War lasted more than two months and was the largest combined land, sea and air operation during the Cold War. At that time, the British were much more sophisticated in armament than Argentina, and the British occupied South Georgia shortly after the war began, which cut off the Argentine front. Throughout the war, the Argentine army spent most of its time being beaten up by the British. Thus, on 21 May, the British completed their goal of actually occupying the Falklands.
Judging from the outcome of the war, Argentina undoubtedly lost the war with a very humiliating result. Originally, it was intended to divert domestic contradictions, but throughout the war, the Argentine army had little to commend, and eventually lost the war and dignity. But for Britain, the loss is even more serious, after all, it has lost the future.
The British Empire became a superpower at the time because of its colonies all over the world. In World War II, Britain's colonies were constantly lost, and the foundation that supported Britain's strength was gone, and Britain's weakness was naturally a matter of certainty. And a War on the Falklands pushed Britain, which was already weakening, and made the British economy, which was already a serious problem, even worse. Today, the United Kingdom has become the lowest of the five permanents.