Anglo-French Relations and Belgian Neutrality
Public writers, thinkers, and speakers have long held the idea that England's entrance into the World War of 1914-18 was a direct result of the violation of Belgian neutrality. This interpretation of England's motive has been so skillfully foisted upon the public by propagandistic methods that it is an extremely difficult task to present another viewpoint. Even our secondary textbooks have been prone to teach this notion as a fact for the past thirty years. But a critical analysis of the sources that are now available does much to break down what has become the traditional interpretation of England's reason for entering the World War. |This thesis has for its purpose the task of discovering from primary sources to what extent the violation of Belgian neutrality was a cause of England's declaration of war against Germany.
World War I, France--History, United Kingdom--History
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