A full sentence outline explaining the major issues that led up to the war over the Falkland Islands in 1982. This Full Sentence outline was conducted prior to the final essay assignment for the GVPT 200-International Political Relations course at UMGC .
, Thesis: Strong emotional ties to location and nationalist ideals lead to sovereign states disputing
and taking unethical measures to power.
I. Introduction
A. The Falkland conflict was a pivotal war for both Argentina and Great Britain, a war that
has been swept under the rug and overlooked, but when using theories in international re-
lations becomes a very pivotal event in our modern era.
B. The debate for sovereignty between these two nations could have been avoided and even
carried out more ethically, but Argentinas government being in absolute shambles and in
the midst of a totalitarian government along with their grip slowly loosening on the peo-
ple this seemed like a great decision for the country, along with their expectations that
England would not fight for the islands.
C. England made the decision to fight for the islands because they wanted to maintain their
power and this along with the fact that they had been decolonizing and giving up their
once strong grasp on the world this was their way to once again solidify their grasp on
being a world power.
II. Body
A. Topic: The Beginnings of Conflict
1. Centuries long history over this territory led to unwanted tensions that passed on into
the modern era
a) The Islands that seem of no importance due to geographical location and harsh
climate conditions made people question if it was even worth fighting over.
b) After Spain had begun to decolonize in South America, the government of
Buenos Aires which would later come to be known as modern day Argentina had
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