The correct answer is: German troops invaded France through Belgium on August 4th, 1914, as part of the Schlieffen Plan.
Not only had Britain promised to defend Belgium under the Treaty of London of 1839, moreover German control of Belgium would have been seen as a serious threat to Britain.
I think he sent just fewer than 1,000
Mao's Red Guards started harassing Chinese intellectuals who supported capitalism
Mao's Red Guards ensured that all schools in China taught from Mao's Little Red Book.
The Religion of Chinese people follow Confucianism and Taoism
The colonial powers that strove to control Iran because of its geopolitical location were Russia and Britain. Russia controlled the north of the country while the south was under the British. The people tried to constitutionalise their country when the King repeatedly failed to deliver even though he promised to. Twice in the early modern period did Iran try to become a democracy with a constitution and rights for the people. Both times the efforts of the people were thwarted and crushed by external colonial influence. The continued interest of the Colonisers in the oil of Iran meant that they were not willing to let the people have a fair share of say or profit in the way the national resources of the country were used.
