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France annexed the Independent Republic of Alsace-Lorraine, the country which had been established in the wake of Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication, corresponding to the region which had been ceded to the German Empire during the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. At the 1919 Peace Conference, Prime Minister Clemenceau's aim was to ensure that Germany would not seek revenge in the following years. To this purpose, the chief commander of the Allied forces, Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch, had demanded that for the future protection of France the Rhine river should now form the border between France and Germany. Based on history, he was convinced that Germany would again become a threat, and, on hearing the terms of the Treaty of Versailles that had left Germany substantially intact, he observed that "This is not Peace. It is an Armistice for twenty years."
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How did Somme impact World War I?
How did the Battle of Somme impact on World War 1?
What was the France position prior to world war 1?
what was france position prior to world war I?
What was France's population before World War 1 and after World War 1?
it was 14.123.000 before and 1 after the war
Who was the president of France after the World War 1?
Raymond Poincaré was President of France following the First World War.
Did World War 1 have a positive impact on the world?
yes it did
Was world war 1 france's fault?
No.
How did the British impact on World War 1?
Because they fought in the war
What foreign countries helped America in the war?
Revoultionary war: france war of 1812: no one world war 1: france, england, world war 2: france, england, italy, and russia
Why did France go into World War I?
France went into World War 1 because it had an alliance with Russia. When Germany declared war on Russia, France went to help its ally.
How did Artillery impact World War 1?
it didnt
How did world war 1 impact baseball?
It didn't.
What impact did the us have in World War 1?
none
