Alsace and Lorraine were under German control from 1871-1919 as the provinces of Elsaß-Lothringen. These two territories had been French border territories for some time and the local language was Alsatian, which is a dialect of German with many French loanwords. At that time French was a secondary language for most people in Alsace-Lorraine, so to call them "French-speaking" is somewhat disingenuous.
Napoleon III of France was forced to give up the territory of ALSACE-LORRAINE (in German - Elsass-Lohringen) to the new German Empire.
Alsace and Lorraine
The regions of Alsace and Lorraine were taken by France from Germany in 1871.
France and Germany. Germany annexed Alsace and Lorraine from France at the end of the 1870 war. Both provinces became French again in 1918.
It currently belongs to France. Only the people of Alsace Lorraine should be allowed to choose, not some politicians in their offices...
France was in a fight with Italy between Alsace and Lorraine. This dispute was territorial. Italy wanted to claim Alsace and Lorraine as theirs and yet France would not allow it.
alsace and lorraine
Alsace and Lorraine
the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine
Napoleon III of France was forced to give up the territory of ALSACE-LORRAINE (in German - Elsass-Lohringen) to the new German Empire.
France
Alsace-Lorraine was created in 1871.
France. Alsace and Lorraine became part of France during the 1600's. In 1871, Germany fought a war with France and won, and part of the settlement was that Alsace and Lorraine would be given to Germany and called "Alsace-Lorraine". France was angry about it and wanted "revanche"- revenge. As part of the settlement of World War I, Alsace-Lorraine was given back to France.
Alsace-Lorraine & the extension to the west bank of the Rhine River
Alsace-Lorraine Regional Party ended in 1906.
France because of the Treaty of Versailles after WW I
Alsace-Lorraine Regional Party was created in 1903.