Alsace Lorraine was one of the areas Germany had lost after WWI. They had acquired it after the defeat of the French in the Franco/Prussian war of 1870-71. The loss of this territory severely inflamed France's hatred for Prussia/Germany and was likely one of many contributing factors to the start of the Great War.
Two: The Seven Weeks War against Austria in 1866 and the Franco-Prussian war (against France) in 1870-1871.
France Supported, Russia because of a pact they have made and are very good importing/exporting partners.But, France said that France will only support Russia if Germany attacked first .However, Unaware of the Russian-french pact Germany attacked.
Though World War II officially started after Britain and France declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, its beginnings can be found many years earlier. Rhineland was then owned by France, but had belonged to Germany before World War I and had been taken away in the Treaty of Versailles. Because of this, the French and British didn't react as heavily and made a concession to the Germans, hoping to prevent further conflict. Two months later, Mussolini's Italians troops entered Ethiopia.
The Treaty of Versailles set up certain restrictions for Germany, such as a ban the creation of wartime materials. When Adolf Hitler rose to power, he defied many of these restrictions and entered the Sudetenland, which is an area between Germany and France controlled by France at the time. What triggered a declaration of war was the invasion of Poland by Germany. Due to the defensive pacts Britain and France had with Poland, they declared war on Germany. Before this, however, Britain and France tried to pacify the growing Germany through a process known as appeasement, but war soon followed as stated above
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Many: WW2 1. Defeat on the Eastern front by Russia and the winter conditions. 2. Hitler refused to retreat on many occasions, essentially sacrificing many men. 3. Operation overlord (D-day) saw the liberation of France and the Allies regaining a strong foothold in Europe. 4. Germany's main allies Italy and Japan were both defeated. 5. Key supply lines were disrupted meaning Germany ran out of supplies. 6. Germany was essentially sandwiched between Russia on the east and the Allies (Britain, USA and France) on the west. 7. Failure of the Luftwaffe to defeat the RAF in the battle of Britain.
The flight distance from Frankfurt, Germany to Lyon, France is about 350 miles.
Germany had many very good ports but none on the Mediterranean Sea. France has excellent ports on the Mediterranean Sea so it was to Germany's advantage to take France in World War II.
The outcome was the liberation of many French villages and the defeat of the Germans in that area and capture of many Germans. They went on to conquer the Germans in the rest of France, Belgium and Germany. Russia mounted an invasion in the Eastern European nations too.
Alsace Lorraine was one of the areas Germany had lost after WWI. They had acquired it after the defeat of the French in the Franco/Prussian war of 1870-71. The loss of this territory severely inflamed France's hatred for Prussia/Germany and was likely one of many contributing factors to the start of the Great War.
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The five western neighbours of Germany are:- Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands
France decided America could defeat Britain and provided military support
Two: The Seven Weeks War against Austria in 1866 and the Franco-Prussian war (against France) in 1870-1871.
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