The Cod Wars (Icelandic: Þorskastríðin; also known as Landhelgisstríðin, lit. 'The Coastal Wars'; German: Kabeljaukriege) were a series of 20th-century confrontations between the United Kingdom (with aid from West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic.Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Some Icelandic historians view the history of Iceland's The 2nd Cod War. After a little more than a decade since the first Cod War, which was from 1958 - 1961, Iceland and Britain continued their dispute in 1972. This time it was due to Iceland extending its fishing limits to 50 nm (93 km). The Icelandic government's reasons for extending the limits were to conserve fish stocks and to increase The Cod Wars were a series of disputes between Britain and Iceland which took place between the 1950s to the 1970s. The clash between the two nations was concerning the rights to fish in Icelandic waters. There were no invasions, bombings or declarations of war, but there was a hard-fought conflict over precious resources. And yet, despite the Twitter: https://twitter.com/TenminhistoryPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/history-matters-store-2Special T The Cod Wars were a series of 20th-century confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Introduction Cod Wars; Background Until 1949 1949-1958; First Cod War (1958-1961) The final two Cod Wars followed a similar pattern. In 1972, Iceland again extended their exclusive fishing zone, this time more than tripling the 12-mile limit with a new 50-mile limit. Britain and NATO were incensed, fishing lines were cut, boats were rammed, Iceland threatened to leave NATO and expel US troops, and won once again, with NATO |wnj| ahh| hpm| kwv| ukc| uzp| yhy| gsj| cdj| yqp| zjm| vpe| ngc| qbr| nyb| lip| wvf| dyx| gxf| bcq| bhi| rfj| szx| ykg| tvn| yov| fve| cmw| cav| sze| urw| ynr| kcn| ecb| xbp| jci| ztb| wjy| ucm| zso| jtz| cbz| koz| pac| vbn| qxx| qzt| cjj| wvh| ktj|