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British Ultimatum to Germany

Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey delivers the British ultimatum to the German ambassador, demanding Germany withdraw from neutral Belgium or face war. The room is thick with tension as the diplomats stand on the precipice of global conflict.

Year 1914
Date 8/4
Location Foreign Office, London, United Kingdom
Layer 2
Visibility PUBLIC
tax:conflict-and-warfare tax:politics-governance-and-law

Key Figures

Sir Edward Grey German Ambassador Private Secretary Diplomatic Attaché
Time Travel

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1921 · precedes
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Dawes Plan Adopted
1924 · precedes
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1915 · precedes
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1925 · same location
D
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1924 · same location
T
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1852 · same location
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Treaty of London
1915 · same location
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43 BC · thematic
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1218 · thematic
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