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Q: Why have the Rhine valley provinces of Alsace and Lorraine been a source of conflict between France and Germany?
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What country ruled the french speaking provinces of Alsace and Lorraine prior to world war 1?

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.


What part of france has changed onwnership between france and germany several times?

The territories of Alsace and Lorraine.


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What regions in Europe were disputed territory between France and Germany as Otto von Bismarck tried to unify Germany?

The Alsace-Lorraine region was claimed by both France and Germany in the 19th century after the Franco-Prussian War. Bismarck went along with the German Emperor's position that Alsace-Lorraine should be annexed to form part of Germany.


What land were France and Germany fighting over in the Battle of Verdun?

The area that France and Germany fought for in the battle of Verdun were the eastern regions of Lorraine and Alsace; these regions were in between Germany and the French capital Paris.


What region of Europe was contested between France and Germany for many years?

Alsace-Lorraine in eastern France was contested from 1870-1945.


Was there a bordering country between France and Germany called auslas larraine?

l'Alsace-Lorraine, properly the distinct French regions of Alsace and Lorraine, are bordering Germany. Both regions were seized by the Germans following the defeat of France in 1870, and became French again in 1918. During WWII the Germans annexed again the Alsace and Lorraine regions, saying they were 'historically German'


Which region had previously been claimed by France and Germany and created tension between the two countries prior to world war?

Alsace-Lorraine


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What region did Germany conquer before World War 1?

Germany fought a war with France in 1871 and took Alsace-Lorraine (on the border between the countries) which France then took back after the war.


What issues besides the religious played a role in the french civil war?

The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France and the House of Guise (Lorraine).