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.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

1942

Author dc:creator

• Towle, George

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Umscheid, Arthur G.

• World War I
• France--History
• United Kingdom--History

Statement dc:rights

• A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/92199

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/92199