HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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French attacks on German colonies
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U.S. entry into the war
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Serbian assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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German invasions of Belgium
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Detailed explanation-1: -Belgium, even though their country was 90% occupied by Germany, did field an army led by King Albert I. Britain was not a party to any military alliance in Europe. However, when Germany invaded Belgium, breaking the 1839 Treaty of London, which guaranteed Belgian neutrality, Britain declared war against Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain declared war on Germany in support of Belgium and France, and on Turkey because of her alliance with Germany. Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th 1914, but rivalry between the two countries had been growing for years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, two days after Germany invaded Poland. France also declared war on Germany later the same day. The state of war was announced to the British public in an 11 AM radio broadcast by the prime minister Neville Chamberlain.
Detailed explanation-4: -A month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on July 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian government declares war on Serbia. Immediately, and within a period of six days, European countries declare war upon one another.
Detailed explanation-5: -After weeks of speculation and mounting tension, Great Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914.