Tag Archives: Belgium
Map showing extent of WW1 trench movement, Aug 1914-Nov 1918
This fabulous map comes from the Harvard University Map Collection.
The end of Germany’s strike in the Ruhr
On the 26th September 1923, German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann ended passive resistance in the Ruhr and resumed the payment of First World War reparations.
Causes of the First World War – The July Crisis
Beginning with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, this video explores the 6-week period known as the July Crisis. It explains the concept of Germany’s ‘Blank Cheque’ and how the alliance system caused the nations of Europe to become embroiled in what was now a ‘world’ war. Reference is made to the Schlieffen Plan and how this led to Britain’s declaration of war.
The Treaty of London: Belgian independence and the First World War
The Treaty of London recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of Belgium.
What if the Schlieffen Plan had worked?
This documentary examines the counter-factual debate of what would have happened if the Schlieffen Plan had worked. It opens with a review of the ‘real’ events, and then speaks to various experts to find out their opinion on how things could have been different.
‘In Flanders Fields’ – the historical background to the poem
On 3 May 1915, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote the war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, which inspired the symbol of the poppy to commemorate members of the military killed in war.
