What Was the Public Motive for Britain's Declaration of War

question 9

Multiple Choice

What was the public motive for Britain's declaration of war in 1914?

• A)The Austro-Hungarian attack on Serbia.
• B)The threat posed by German submarines to the world's shipping lanes.
• C)The German declaration of war on France;that activated the Anglo-French alliance.
• D)The German invasion of neutral Belgium.
• E)The Russian declaration of war on Germany,which required Britain to declare war by treaty.

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