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How Gibraltar came to feel British (Gibraltar (The past (1970's (anti…
How Gibraltar came to feel British
Gibraltar
British territory
300 years
majority feels british
No legal differences
Gibraltararians <-> Brits
Brexit
could become independant
Threatens Britishness
The past
1960's
treated as second class citizens
20th Century
mostly spanish cultured
30's - 50's
economic differences Spanish <-> Brits
1970's
anti-Spanishness
death of Francisco Franco
World War 2
needed to feel British
English lessons
increase imperial connection
Falklands War
Falkland Islands
300mi from Argentina
seized by British in 1833
1982 claimed by Argentina
Course of Conflict
Argentina's Army
lost planes
couldn't prevent invasion
British Army
depended on aircraft carriers
far from home
few planes
Invasion
British better armed
strong resistance
eventually surrendered
Costs and losses
650 argentinian losses
255 British losses
British PM gained support