HIS 1110 : HIS1110 October 3.rtf
Document Summary
France- mobilization in france had been going quietly forward since july 30th. The german govt demanded a statement of policy from france- no clear answer was obtained. August 1- germany declared war on russia. August 3- germany declared war on france because they had received an ambivalent answer. Sir edward grey- responsible for british military policy. Felt that there was a gentleman"s agreement with france that they would defend the atlantic and france would defend the mediterranean. Felt that they had to support france in the war waged against them. Most people felt that it was not britain"s war. Germany had sent a demand to belgium asking if they could go through to attack the northern part of france. August 4- germany is in a sense sending an ultimatum to. Belgium was neutralized- would not enter any war with any country. Britain warned germany to respect belgium"s neutrality and germany did not reply.
