Russia, still reeling from its defeat by Japan, backed down and the crisis passed, but Bulgaria took advantage of the situation to declare its full independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... But when Germany invaded Belgium, as Britain pledged since 1839 to uphold Belgium's independence and neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. When Poincare' (President of France) refused to withdraw support for Russia, Germany also declared war on France (3 August) and privately expressed his relief that the blame for a war which France had not sought could clearly be placed o...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I will also go over an example of each and get a grasp of what our government's two political parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, say about these. ... Then a peacekeeping association came about called the League of Nations, which Wilson helped propose, but the United States Senate gave it a firm "no". ... Some years later the United States entered a period of awakening concerning getting out and about in the world. ... Back when the United States was just breaking away from Britain and starting as a nation, President James Monroe came up with a declaration called the Monroe Doctri...

• Word Count: 1992
• Approx Pages: 8