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Falklands War

Also known as Falklands Crisis, Malvinas War, Malvinas Conflict, Malvinas Crisis, South Atlantic War, South Atlantic Conflict, Falklands Conflict, Falkland Islands War

undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982

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The Falklands War was a brief military conflict in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over control of the Falkland Islands, a British territory in the South Atlantic. The war matters because it was a significant Cold War-era geopolitical event that tested international responses to territorial invasion and resulted in major consequences for both nations' politics and military strategies.

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