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So what caused Britain to enter the Great War? The British came in partly because of Belgium, a neutral state when Germany invaded it (and Luxembourg) as part of the Schlieffen Plan at the start of World War One.
On 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. It became known as The Great War, as it affected people all over the world.
Mar 3, 2011 · When Britain entered World War One, it did so in the name of 19th century liberal values - the rights of small nations and the rule of law. What justified these claims, which became the...
The United Kingdom entered World War I on 4 August 1914, when King George V declared war after the expiry of an ultimatum to the German Empire. The official explanation focused on protecting Belgium as a neutral country; the main reason, however, was to prevent a French defeat that would have left Germany in control of Western Europe.
Narrator: In September 1939 Britain declared war on Germany, joining the biggest war ever fought in history. But how did it start? Let's rewind.
Mar 1, 2017 · Britain went to war in 1939 to defend the balance of power in Europe and safeguard Britain's position in the world. BBC radio broadcast by British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announcing declaration of war on Germany, 3 September 1939.
Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th 1914, but rivalry between the two countries had been growing for years. Germany resented Britain’s control of the world’s oceans and markets, while Britain increasingly viewed a Europe dominated by a powerful and aggressive Germany as a threat which must be contained.
