Value: 2 Why did the Germans first attack Belgium?
O a. To gain access to their waterways and port in order to cut off from needed sourced
abroad; once Belgium was out of the way they would quickly drive into France.
O b. Belgium had attacked Germany, so Germany needed to assert its power to prove
how strong they were.
O c. There was a deep seated need to overthrow Belgium control of Germany.
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A prince's military is a metaphor of his own country. Their country is considered united if it is mostly composed of his own men, yet "if one holds his states based on [auxiliaries and mercenaries], [his state is] neither firm nor safe" and is not united. Machiavelli explains that losing a situation with auxiliaries and mercenaries is the same as  "one is undone, and winning, one is their captive". According to Machiavelli, a price should always be prepared for war since war is "the sole art that belongs to him who rules".