Section A: Plan of Investigation
The question that will be answered in this essay is: To what extent did the British Empire reassert its power as a result of the Falklands War of 1982? The war, which was a decisive victory for the British over the Argentines, was its first military victory since the second world war. To determine the extent the following pieces will be included: Margaret Thatcher’s desire to promote increased military spending,, and the democratic and diplomatic outcomes of the war. To conduct the research first hand accounts from soldiers in the war as well as diplomats and experts in foreign relations who brokered peace will be used.
Section B: Summary of Evidence
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The two that will be discussed in this section are the book, The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic and the online journal article My Falklands War and Theirs.
The first is a book written by Dr. Daniel K. Gibran who is a Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from University of Aberdeen, Scotland; 1990. It is intended to discuss and analyze the politics of the war focusing on the theme of democracy versus dictatorship. Its value is high because it gives insight into the strategy and tactics used in the fighting as well as the political reasons for the actions taken by both Argentina and the United Kingdom. It is limited because there is some bias with the author being from and educated in Scotland.
The second source is a journal article written by Jeane Kirkpatrick who was a part of Ronald Reagan’s cabinet serving as United States ambassador to the United Nations during the Falklands War. It is intended to give background information on the Falklands and primary source information about her fears and anxieties dealing with an international crisis. The purpose of this journal article is to give insight into the handling of the war in the UN and to show that there are a great deal of misconceptions about the war. This is limited because it is given from the perspective of someone who was foreign to the conflict and was not invested in the war as those from Great Britain or
The question that will be answered in this essay is: To what extent did the British Empire reassert its power as a result of the Falklands War of 1982? The war, which was a decisive victory for the British over the Argentines, was its first military victory since the second world war. To determine the extent the following pieces will be included: Margaret Thatcher’s desire to promote increased military spending,, and the democratic and diplomatic outcomes of the war. To conduct the research first hand accounts from soldiers in the war as well as diplomats and experts in foreign relations who brokered peace will be used.
Section B: Summary of Evidence
In the early 1980’s the British Empire had seen a decline …show more content…
The two that will be discussed in this section are the book, The Falklands War: Britain Versus the Past in the South Atlantic and the online journal article My Falklands War and Theirs.
The first is a book written by Dr. Daniel K. Gibran who is a Ph.D. in Politics and International Relations from University of Aberdeen, Scotland; 1990. It is intended to discuss and analyze the politics of the war focusing on the theme of democracy versus dictatorship. Its value is high because it gives insight into the strategy and tactics used in the fighting as well as the political reasons for the actions taken by both Argentina and the United Kingdom. It is limited because there is some bias with the author being from and educated in Scotland.
The second source is a journal article written by Jeane Kirkpatrick who was a part of Ronald Reagan’s cabinet serving as United States ambassador to the United Nations during the Falklands War. It is intended to give background information on the Falklands and primary source information about her fears and anxieties dealing with an international crisis. The purpose of this journal article is to give insight into the handling of the war in the UN and to show that there are a great deal of misconceptions about the war. This is limited because it is given from the perspective of someone who was foreign to the conflict and was not invested in the war as those from Great Britain or