1958 ⟶ Iceland's Fishing Zone Expansion & Start of the Cod Wars

Iceland expands its fishing zone. United Kingdom opposed the...
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1957
1958

☢️ UK Detonates First Hydrogen Bomb

The United Kingdom detonates its first hydrogen bomb.⟶
United KingdomNuclear WeaponsHydrogen BombCold WarArms RaceNuclear DeterrenceWeapons of Mass Destruction

🇲🇾 Malaya Achieves Independence

Malaya gains independence from the United Kingdom.⟶
Malaya Achieves Independence (1957)
MalayaIndependenceDecolonizationUnited KingdomSoutheast AsiaCold WarCommonwealth

🐟 Iceland's Fishing Zone Expansion & Start of the Cod Wars

Iceland expands its fishing zone. United Kingdom opposed the action and eventually deploy some of its navy to the zone, thus triggering the cod wars.⟶
Iceland's Fishing Zone Expansion & Start of the Cod Wars (1958)
IcelandUnited KingdomFishing RightsCod WarsEconomic ConflictTerritorial DisputesNorth Atlantic