The Germans wanted the British government to ignore the Treaty of London and let the German army pass through Belgium. ... In the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of 4 August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Within hours, Britain declared war on Germany.
During the Civil War, "Copperheads" referred to B. NORTHERN SUPPORTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.
The Copperheads were those vocal democrats located in the Northern United States of the Union who were opposed to the American Civil War. They wanted to have an immediate peace settlement with the confederates.
The Republicans were the ones who called these antiwar democrats "copperheads"; likening them to the venomous snake.
The wealth of Nations was the groundbreaking work by Adam Smith laying the foundation for the Modern science of econmics.
The U.S intervention in the boxer rebellion was a problem for three main reasons:
- Americans in China were taking advantage of China's culture and resources.
- The Chinese people lost independence since Americans wanted to show other nations that they were superior to China by introducing them to other traditions, religion and products that changed their own.
- During the rebellion, there was a great number of Americans in the country.
