LIMITED WAR

THE FALKLANDS/MALVINAS WAR

• Who: Britain and Argentina
• What: war over the Falklands/Malvinas islands
• When: 1982
• Where: south coast of South America

WHY?

• Argentina wanted to claim the islands that were once theirs
• Margaret Thatcher (Britain Prime Minister) was lacking in popularity
• She thought starting a war against Argentina would raise her popularity

CAUSES

• Argentina was economically dependent on Britain
• Britain was going to give the islands to Argentina
• But the islanders wanted to stay British
• There was recently a military coup in Argentina
• That led to an unstable government

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Margaret Thatcher (Britain Prime Minister)
• General Leopoldo Gattieri (Argentina)
• Admiral Jorge Anaya (Argentina)

IMPORTANT DATES

• April 2nd, 1982- Argentina invades islands
• May 1st, 1982- first battle
• May 21st, 1982- battle on land begins
• June 14th 1982- Britain surrounds Stanley, Argentina surrenders

SPANISH CIVIL WAR

• Who: Spain nationalists vs. Republicans
• What: a civil war over Communism
• When: 1936
• Where: Spain

WHY

• Many felt communism would relieve poverty
• Weak government, unstable Economy
• Church & state often disputed
• Large divide between rich and poor

IMPORTANT DATES

• Sept 4th, 1936- new republican government formed
• Oct 29th, 1936- Soviet intervention begins
• Apr 26th, 1937- German condor legion destroys Guernica
• Sept-Oct 1937- Nationalists capture northern Spain
• Apr 1st, 1939- Franco announces end of war

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• General Franco - leader of nationalists
• King Alphonso XIII- King of Spain, pre civil war
• President Manuel Azaña- took over Spain after coup

THE GULF WAR

• Who: Allies (US, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt) vs. Iraq
• What: Iraq tried to take over Kuwait
• When: 1990-1991
• Where: Kuwait

CAUSES

• Long term causes- Iran & Iraq have had long standing conflicts
• Short term causes-
• Saddam accused Kuwait of stealing oil from Iraq
• Saddam invaded Kuwait

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Saddam Hussein- leader of Iraq
• George Bush Sr.- President of the United States

IMPORTANT DATES

• Aug 2nd, 1990- Iraq invades Kuwait
• Aug 7th, 1990- US deploys in Saudi Arabia
• Feb 27th, 1991- Kuwait City liberated
• Mar 3rd, 1991- formal cease fire
• Apr 3rd, 1991- UN formally ends the Gulf War

CHINESE CIVIL WAR

• Who- nationalists vs. Republicans
• What- fighting over communism
• When- 1927-1937, 1946-1949
• Where- China

CAUSES

• Manchu Dynasty overthrown
• Yuan Shikai took over and then died
• Causing regionalism dividing China
• GMD and CPC formed

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

• Yuan Shikai- Chinese military ruler
• GMD- Guomindang (nationalists)
• CPC- Communist Party of China (Republicans)
• General Jiang Jieshi- leader of Nationalist forces
• Mao Ze Dong- leader of the Communists

IMPORTANT DATES

• 1921-1922: GMD & CPC are formed
• June 1926: northern expedition launched
• July 1937: Japan invades China (end of 1st civil war)
• Mar 1946: fight between GMD & CPC (starting 2nd civil war)
• Oct 1949: Mao announces the Peoples Republic of China

LIMITED WAR REVIEW

• No conscription
• Not all resources used (weapons, people, ect)
• Civilians not targeted

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