Was called the Great War with some reason. It became the First World War after we achieved another. The immediate cause seems to have been the Treaty of London of 1839 which obligated us to defend Belgium against invasion. The Germans had the same obligation, having signed the same treaty but Kaiser Bill was not concerned about that.
First World War Aftermath
Was bad news for England and millions of men. My great uncle was just one of them.
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Treaty of London, 1839: The Complete Text is in English. The actual document is in French, the language of diplomacy.
Versailles Conference
Was the meeting of the victors after the First World War that decided what was going to be done to Germany. The verdict was; Rob them blind. The French were particularly vindictive. Germany lost all of its colonies. Remember Sudwest Afrika which is now called Namibia? It also lost a lot of its own territory. Screwing them was not entirely a good idea. It helped start the next war.