Yes, as recently as World War Two it was under German control.
Currently there are no states under the direct control of France. In the past Spain, the Confederation of the Rhine, Warsaw, Switzerland, Italy and Naples have all been under France's control.
Person under control of another is a puppet
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France is self-determining. The French people control France; it is not under foreign domination.
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Italy and france was not an Eastern European nation that was under communist control
A territory under the control of another country is called a colony.
Italy, Spain, France, West Germany, and the United Kingdom were all major nations who were not Eastern European countries and not under communist control.
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