THE GREAT WAR
+Source.+--The Times History of the War and Encyclopaedia, Vol. I, p.
161; Vol. II, p. 31; Vol. III, p. 126
The aggressive policy of Germany led to the outbreak in 1914 of the
greatest war in history; for nearly every country in the world
ultimately became involved in the struggle.
Germany advised Austria to demand most humiliating concessions from
Servia, and the resistance of Servia supported by Russia resulted
in war between Germany and Austria on one side, and Servia, Russia,
and her ally France on the other.
For strategical reasons Germany determined to attack France through
Belgium, declaring that the international treaty which bound her to
respect Belgian neutrality was but a "Scrap of Paper." Great
Britain, as one of the signatories to the treaty, protested
against such a violation of good faith, but finding protestation
vain declared war upon Germany on 4 August 1914.
The whole Empire solidly supported the Mother Country and shared
valiantly in all her achievements.
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