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What area did Fance hacve to give to Germany after the Franco Prussian War?
France had to give Germany its rich mining area, Alsace and Lorraine.
Lorraine and who is an area that was lost during the Franco-Prussian war by France?
Alsace
What area did France want to control?
The area of dispute between France and Germany which France lost in the Franco-Prussian War and wanted to get back is called Alsace-Lorraine, regained by France in WWI. It is the birthplace of Joan of Arc. They also wanted to control more overseas colonies, and the parts of France that Germany occupied in the early weeks of the "Battle of France."
What area did France give to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?
Germany annexed the previously-independent countries of Baden, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Hesse-Darmstadt. Germany also annexed the French territories of Alsace and Lorraine which Germany renamed as Elsaß-Lothringen.
How did Alsace Lorraine play a part in World War 1?
Alsace-Lorraine was an area of France that was very prized and valuable, but was taken by Prussia (later becoming a unified Germany) during the Franco-Prussian War. France and Germany were enemies from here on until the end of World War II, and the Franco-Prussian War sent France into isolation. France wanted to take back Alsace-Lorraine eventually, which led it to align with Russia after Germany's Three Emperors' League with Russia and Austria-Hungary failed. Eventually, the UK aligned with Russia and France forming the Triple Entente and Italy aligned with Germany and Austria-Hungary forming the Triple Alliance. All Great Powers were now involved in alliances and if a war broke out (which it did), this would cause the war to be extremely deadly.
What is the significance of the Franco-Prussian War and how it caused hostility between France and the newly unified Germany?
The Franco-Prussian war was one of the key events in the unification of Germany, which was not a single country until 1871. The new German nation had the most powerful army in Europe, and the Franco-Prussian war demonstrated that the German government (which was essentially Prussian) was perfectly willing to commit naked aggression. Naturally, this generated great concern in France. This fear led France to cultivate new alliances, even one with its traditional enemy, Britain. France's alliances with Russia and Britain in turn led Germany to fear "encirclement"--a fear which helped give rise to World War I. Germany also took possession of the French border regions Alsace and Lorraine (now usually referred to as Alsace-Lorraine). In fact, during the first weeks of World War I the French staged a major offensive to recapture the region. They thought this would cause the Germans to abandon their offensive through Belgium, but the Germans managed to repel the French attack without diverting any forces from western France. The Versailles Treaty returned the area to Germany. Germany retook it in 1940 and lost it again in 1945. ____ There was no 'naked aggression'. Prussia provoked France into declaring war ... The key significance in the longer term, in addition to accelarating German unification was that the peace treaty was far, far too harsh and turned France into a long-term enemy, hoping for revenge. In addition to the loss of Alsace-Lorraine, Prussia imposed heavy reparations on France. It paved the way for World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles.
Which is lager in terms of land area Germany or France?
Germany is 357,376 km²France is 643,801 km²Therefore France is larger.
Is France larger or smaller than America?
No France has larger territory than France in terms of area. According to wiki, France has a total area of674,843 sq km while Germany has total area of 357,021 sq km. In terms of ranking France is 41st largest country while Germany is 63rd on the list.
What area did France and Germany fight for control of during World War 2?
France.
What were the details of the Triple Alliance?
The triple alliance was composed of Germany,Austria-Hungary,and Italy. This above is a fine answer however, the details & signicance of the Triple Alliance needs more details to fully grasp its importance. Under Bismarck's leadership, France was defeated in the Franco - Prussian war. The peace terms were damaging to France and Bismarck sought to deter France from waging a war of revenge. To do this Bismarck did the following: 1. Bismarck sought to isolate France and gain allies for Germany; 2. Bismarck sought and acheived an alliance with Austria - Hungary, whose expansion into the Balkans conflicted with Russian plans; 3. In 1879 Germany and Austria - Hungary joined in a defensive military alliance; 4. Italy was an enemy of France in that France took control of Tunisa in 1881. Italy had plans for this area;and 5. In 1882, Italy agreed to join the Germany & Austria - Hungary in a defensive military alliance, thus was formed the Triple Alliance.
What were the long-term reasons that made France enter World War 1?
There was only one long-term reason for France's hostility to Germany in 1914 - the fact that after the Franco-Prussian (in effect Franco-German) War of 1870-71 Germany had annexed Alsace and Lorraine. German claims to these areas were extremely weak. Although Alsace was German-speaking, its inhabitants saw themselves as French, not as Germans. In the case of Lorraine, the population didn't even speak German. In addition, France had to pay reparations. The real reason for all this had nothing to do with the language(s) spoken in the area, but was an attempt by Germany to weaken France permanently. In his retirement in the 1890s, Bismarck described the annexation of Alsace-Lorrains as by far his worst blunder, as it turned France into a permanent enemy of Germany, seeking to regain the lost provinces. Historians in both France and Germany then served their respective nations by projecting the conflict back to the 9th century and the break-up of Charlemagne's empire and mythologizing it as long-standing 'hereditary enmity'. The French desire for revenge was so great that in 1892 France formed an alliance with autocratic, Tsarist Russia. They were very strange bedfellows - a republic and a very oppressive absolute monarchy. Joncey -Germany attacked France because France tired really hard for over 200 years to keep Germany ununified. If France kept them ununified then France would keep there status as a powerful country in Europe.
What is the largest country on the EU?
France by area, Germany by population.
