Why did the british want Falkland Islands?

Answer 1

The British wanted the Falkland Islands, they are near Argentina, as they could use it as a Naval as well as airbase, for fueling ships and for keeping troops there in case of a war.

In international law, to extract minerals from Antarctica you need to have a coast facing it. The Falklands were known of as early as 1502. They were colonized by various countries, firstly by the British in 1592, nearly 400 years before the Falklands war. They were used as a base for the Whaling and Sealing industries and ship repair and had occupation/ownership declared by various nationalities (never by Argentina but certainly by Spanish and Germans working out of Buenos Aries) through to 1833 when British sovereignty was re-established. Las Malvinas comes from the period of french colonisation in 1754 when the Falklands were known as Îles Malouines (Breton for ST Malo). The remains of the earliest occupants found in the Falkland Islands are thought to be those of the indigenous population of Tierra Del Fuego.

If you're talking about the present tense, it is because the Falkland Islanders want to be British.

Answer 2

I assume you mean the falklands war.

In the long term, the falklands war was started because of a long-standing territorial dispute between Argentina and the UK over the sovereignty of the islands. The Argies claim geographical sovereignty, whilst the UK retains sovereignty due to the fact that the Falkland Islanders want to retain British.

In the short term, the war started because the military junta in Argentina wanted a way to divert domestic attention away from the failing economy and collapsing social order. To do this, the junta tried to evoke the nationalistic spirit by invading the Falklands (know as "las malvinas" in Argentina). The Junta also didn't think that Britain would bother fighting over the Falklands, so didnt see much risk in the attack.

I hope this helped. And to recap, the Falklands are British. And as longs as there are British people living there then it shall remain so.

Answer 3

They didn't. They went to war with Argentina because they invaded the Falklands, a British territory.

Answer 4

The Falkland Islands were a British Protectorate in the South Atlantic which was invaded by Argentinian forces in 1982. The UK sent a task force to remove them.

Answer 5

I have no clue