The Falklands: A Really Dumb War

Argentina as a country may not be in the news or in everyone's minds, but it made it's presence known in the 80's when it invaded the Falkland Islands. Argentina throughout the 20th century struggled with maintaining a stable government and economy, evidenced by its many coups and insurrections. One of the latter Junta leaders, Leopoldo Galtieri, attempted to rally support for his government by invading the Falkland Islands. The Argentinians consider the Falklands rightly theirs, so an invasion to "reclaim" land was wildly popular. Their efforts were initially successful, and motivated by a presumption the British would not try to enforce their claim of the Falkland Islands.

The British did not take well to the Argentinian's excursions. Within 10 weeks, the British completely snuffed out the Argentinian presence in their territories. This resulted in a clear British claim to the Falkland Islands, a surge in support for Margaret Thatcher, and a "vocal" response from the Argentinian people.

Shortly after the Argentinians had decisively lost, public rioting and unrest swept the capitol, and Galtieri was deposed. After a year of interim leadership, free elections were held in Argentina for the first time in around a decade, and Argentina has maintained a respectable democratic government ever since.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Argentine History
1:46 - Argentina Invades
2:18 - Britain Retaliates
3:19 - The Aftermath
3:54 - Final Thoughts and Outro

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