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To pay for war damages to Germany following World War I, France was forced to give up significant economic resources, primarily through the harsh reparations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. This included the loss of territories such as Alsace-Lorraine, which France had regained after the Franco-Prussian War, and control over coal-rich regions like the Saar Basin. Additionally, France had to accept limitations on its military capabilities and economic burdens that strained its post-war recovery.

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What countries were super powers after world war 2?

The United States and the USSR (Soviet Union). Great Britain and France were still considered part of the Big Four after the defeat of Germany, because they eventually had their own nuclear weapons.


What did Germany do after signing the peace treaty?

well after they didn't do anything. They reluctantly did what was told (pay off damages and give lands up). After a while Hitler did his thing.


Why was the rhineland demilitarised?

Nowhere! The Rhineland was always the Rhine River Valley that covered the border between France and Germany, but it was not demilitarized until AFTER World War I in order to give France a measure of security.


What is the loss of the Polish corridor and Danzig?

Danzig is a city in Poland, now called Gdansk. It's an important sea port. The Polish Corridor was a big strip of land in western Poland that borders Germany. Before World War I, Danzig and the Polish Corridor belonged to Germany. After the war ended, Germany was forced to give up the Polish Corridor to the newly reformed country of Poland (in short summary, Poland ceased to exist about 120 years earlier when Germany, Austria and Russia conquered it and split it up between themselves; at the end of World War I, Poland was recreated). Danzig was made a "free city", basically a country of its own but protected by Poland. So the loss of the Polish Corridor and Danzig is when Germany lost World War I and was forced to give them to Poland. One of the causes of World War II was that Hitler wanted to get them back as part of Germany, and when he invaded Poland to take them, England and France declared war on him.


Why did georges clemenceau blame Germany at the end of World War 1?

During WW1 alot of fighting was done on french land and because of this a lot of damage was caused to france's industry and farming. As Germany had 'lost' the war Clemenceau decided that it was Germany who were to blame for the damage done to france. He wanted Germany to pay reparations for the damage caused to the land and he wanted them to face the consequences, he wanted them to give up land limit the size of their army and accept the war guilt Much of the fighting of WW1 was done between Germany and France on French territory and clemenceau along with the rest of the French wanted revenge for the damage done to France(1.5 million French soldiers dead along with 300,000 French civilians), So he felt the need to impose harsh policies and reparations on Germany in the treaty of Versailles

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What To pay for war damages to Germany what was France forced to give up?

Alsace and Lorraine.


To pay for war damages to Germany what was France forced to to give up?

Alsace and


What was France forced to give up when they had to pay for war damages in Germany?

After World War I, France was forced to cede territories such as Alsace and Lorraine to Germany as part of the Treaty of Versailles. Additionally, France experienced economic strain due to reparations payments to Germany, which were intended to cover war damages. This financial burden affected France's economy and contributed to tensions in Europe leading up to World War II.


To pay for war damages to Germany what was France forced to give up?

the french had to girve up a lot of land Alsace & Lorraine.


To pay for war damaged to Germany what was France forced to give up?

Alsace and Lorraine.


What was the french forced to give up to pay for damages of Germany?

Wine and other French made goods that the starving nation of Germany needed after WW2 and the whole holocaust events


In World War 1 Germany was forced to give France back what land?

France regained Alsace and Lorraine from Germany after world war one. They had lost these territories to Germany during the Franco Persian War.


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.


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.


Germany annexed what two French provinces?

Napoleon III of France was forced to give up the territory of ALSACE-LORRAINE (in German - Elsass-Lohringen) to the new German Empire.


Can you give me a sentence for the word reparation?

After World War I, Germany was forced to take the blame for the war and was then forced to pay reparations to the Allies.


What did the treaty do to kill Germany's economy and lead to the rise of Hitler?

The treaty made Germany pay for all the damages, take all of the blame, give-up all of their colonies, they had to give France the Saar coal region for 15 years and these are just a couple points in the treaty of versailles. The saar coal region was Germany's leading source of income and by losing this Germany had to make the price of daily necessities very high. Germany was also frustrated that they had to take ALL the blame for the war.