What was the significance of the 1839 Treaty of London regarding the outbreak of war in 1914?
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Correct answer: It formally guaranteed Belgium's permanent neutrality
When German troops invaded Belgium to execute the Schlieffen Plan, they violated this 'scrap of paper.' This violation provided the legal and moral justification for Great Britain to declare war on Germany.
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