LIMITED WAR

FALKLANDS WAR

• Between British and Argentina
• April 2nd 1982
• Falkland Islands(Malvinas), Argentina
• Both wanted control of the Islands

HOW WAS IT LIMITED?

• Only fought within the islands
• Little casualties on both sides

THE GULF WAR

• Between Iraq and U.S.
• Iraq invades Kuwait
• Aug 2, 1990
• In Kuwait
• To push Iraq out of Kuwait

HOW WAS IT LIMITED?

• No draft involved
• Only half of U.S. Air Force fighters sent over seas
• Only took place in Kuwait
• Technology used in place of man power to limit casualties
• Civilians avoided

THEN SPANISH CIVIL WAR

• Government control of Spain

HOW WAS IT LIMITED?

• The Spanish was was limited for the foreign powers, but not the civilians.

THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR

• Nationalists(GMD) and Communists(CCP)
• Government control of China
• 1927-37 and 1946-49
• In China
• The GMD attacked the CCP

HOW WAS IT LIMITED?

• Not all available weapons were used
• Limited foreign assistance

LIMITED WAR

• Not all of the countries resources are used
• No civilians targeted
• Limited foreign assistance