August 4 (midnight): Having failed to receive notice from Germany assuring the neutrality of Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany. August 6: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. August 23: Japan, honouring the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, declares war on Germany. Note: French Prime Minister ...
German railroad engineers backed his boast by helping to build the Berlin-to-Baghdad railway and the Hijaz Railway from Damascus to Medina—neither of which was completed before the war, but both of which Britain saw as potential threats to India.Germany’s diplomatic sabre-rattling had inspired ...
House declares war against Great Britain, June 4, 1812Andrew GlassANDREW GLASS
Germany becomes the second nation to recover fully from the Great Depression, through heavy deficit spending in preparation for war. 1937 The Supreme Court declares the National Labor Relations Board to be unconstitutional. Roosevelt seeks to enlarge and therefore liberalize the Supreme Court. This att...
The USA generates more than a quarter of the world's GDP, has a defense budget ten times either of its nearest rivals (Britain and China), with Russia spending a mere 7 percent of what the United States spends on defense. The United States, in the phrase of Barry Posen, has “command...
The Great War 1914-1918 WWI TIMELINE: KEY EVENTS 6/28/1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 8/1914: Germany declares war on Russia, France & Belgium 2/1915: Germany begins U-Boat blockade of England 9/1916: Tanks first used at the Battle of the Somme 1/1917: Germany declares unrestricte...
The king was now in great need of money. He was at war with Spain and had promised to pay L30,000 a month to Christian IV. of Denmark in support of the Protestant campaign in Germany. To these necessities was now added a war with France. Charles had never kept his promise concerning...
The rebellious states de- feated Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, the first successful colonial war of independence.[9] A federal convention adopted the current United States Constitution on September 17, 1787; its ratification the following year made the states part of a single ...
October 23, GAA (Meiji 35) The Return of the Great Departed Soul Susato Mikotoba arrives in Britain. N/A October 23-24, GAA (Meiji 35) The Return of the Great Departed Soul Trial of Albert Harebrayne for the murder of Odie Asman. N/A 01...
Collective bargaining over labour conditions between unions and employers is a key labour market institution in democratic societies, guaranteed by international and national law. Its coverage, organization and impact have varied over time and across cou