CSPAN3 Lectures In History Neutrality World War I America July 13, 2024
Very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality, at the beginning of the war, did not mean inactivity. I did not mean passivity. And it most certainly did not mean impartiality. So if it doesnt mean those things, then what on earth does neutrality mean . The definition of neutrality differs with each country. Some, like belgium, will say that they never gave up their neutrality. They were invaded, right . But they always remained, officially, neutral. So they were agrieved against as a neutral country. Others like switzerland, will say, were neutral and to prove it, d...