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| 1938, May 13 |
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| This government gave way to a coalition headed by Paul Spaak (Moderate Socialist). | 1 |
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| 1939, Feb.–March |
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| A prolonged cabinet crisis resulted from the failure to construct a parliamentary majority. | 2 |
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| April 2 |
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| The elections brought no great change, though the Rexist deputies dropped from 21 to only 4. | 3 |
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| April 18 |
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| Hubert Pierlot formed a Catholic Liberal government. | 4 |
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| Aug. 23 |
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| King Leopold issued an appeal for peace on behalf of Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Scandinavian states. This proved of no avail. Belgium mobilized but proclaimed neutrality in the European war that broke out on Sept. 3. | 5 |
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