Why Did Britain Fight a War in Cyprus?

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This video explores the Cyprus Emergency of the 1950s and how it created the conditions for the division of Cyprus in 1974. VISIT IWM Visit Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus, open now at IWM London: https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/emergency-exits-the-fight-for-independence-in-malaya-kenya-and-cyprus TIMECODES 00:00 The real reason Cyprus is divided 01:00 A brief history of Cyprus 02:01 Greek Cypriots 03:26 EOKA 05:04 The revolt begins 06:06 The British response 07:31 From bad to worse 08:27 Divide and Rule 09:26 Turkish Cypriots 10:33 The turning point 12:39 Intercommunal violence 13:55 Peace? 14:49 The Cyprus problem FILM CLIPS Explore and licence the film clips used in this video: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_VA4Nqb2m FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://x.com/I_W_M https://instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums https://facebook.com/iwm.london https://tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTIONS Taksim graffiti in Nicosia late 1950s by Don Christie. CC BY-SA 4.0. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons Turkish rally Nicosia 1950s by Don Christie. CC BY-SA 4.0. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons Turkish Flag Flying by Ahmet Baris Isitan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - Creative Commons UNFICYP peacekeepers patrolling the buffer zone by Thaizacastilho. CC BY-SA 4.0. Deed - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International - Creative Commons