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The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914 after Germany declared war on Belgium. The British had made sure that part of the Treaty of London of 1839, agreed upon by all the major powers in Europe, stipulated that Belgium was to remain neutral and sovereign at all times.
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