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Why did France want revenge on Germany in 1914 World War 1 need answer quick plzzz?
Because of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, when France was defeated, the German Empire proclaimed at Versailles, and two provinces (Alsace and Lorraine) transferred from France to Germany. And similarly this goes back to Napoleons defeat of Prussia in 1806...
Why did France seek revenge against Germany?
France's reason for seeking revenge against Germany was a result of the Franco-Prussian war. France lost and Germany took some of their land.
Why after many years of peace did war break out in Europe?
there was lots of reason, why there was a fight in Europe but the main reason was Germany and France wore fighting for strongest navy.
What is one major reason for tension between France and Germany before world war 1 was that?
They wanted to destroy all
What was the major reason for the onset of World War 2?
Germany attacked Poland, which had pacts with France and England, who declared war on Germany. Obviously it is a lot more complicated then this, but this is the basic answer to how the war began.
What was the significance of Alsace and Lorraine?
they were the reason we have one directioners
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.
Great britian and France's reason for entering World War 1?
Great Britain and France entered World War I primarily to honor their alliances and protect their national interests. Britain was committed to maintaining the balance of power in Europe and was particularly concerned about German expansionism, while France sought to regain Alsace-Lorraine and counter German militarism. The immediate trigger was Germany's invasion of Belgium, which violated Belgian neutrality, prompting Britain to declare war on Germany. Both nations aimed to support their allies and preserve their security and territorial integrity.
Why did France want revenge on Germany in 1914 World War 1 need answer quick plzzz?
Because of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, when France was defeated, the German Empire proclaimed at Versailles, and two provinces (Alsace and Lorraine) transferred from France to Germany. And similarly this goes back to Napoleons defeat of Prussia in 1806...
Why is German spoken in France?
German is not a widely spoken language in France. However, in certain regions near the French-German border, such as Alsace and Lorraine, German may be spoken due to historical connections and border movements. Additionally, there may be German-speaking communities or individuals living in France for various reasons.
Why did France seek revenge against Germany?
France's reason for seeking revenge against Germany was a result of the Franco-Prussian war. France lost and Germany took some of their land.
In history what was Plan 17 what was the reason behind it and why did it fail?
In 1913 General Ferdinand Foch and General Joseph Joffre devised a strategic plan for the invasion of Germany. Plan 17 proposed French Army advances into Lorraine and Ardennes. On the outbreak of the First World War, the French Army carried out Plan 17. After initial success at both Lorraine and Ardennes, strong German resistance and the success of the Schlieffen Plan, resulted in orders being given by General Joseph Joffre on 24th August to retreat back to France.
What was plan 17 in World War 1?
Plan 17 was the French military plan of an immediate offensive by the French Army to invade Germany at the beginning of World War I. Since the end of the Franco-Prussian War, French nationalist public opinion was violently anti-German. Not only had France lost the Franco-Prussian War (the previous war with Germany) but Germany had seized Alsace-Lorraine and had incorporated it into the German Empire. The French were chomping at the bit to retake Alsace-Lorraine. The French also had a treaty with the Russian Empire, the Franco-Russian Alliance, to declare war against Germany if Germany declared war on Russia and vis versa, a German declaration of war against France would oblige Russia to declare war Germany. At the begining of World War I the German declaration of war against Russia on August 1st, 1914 according to the Franco-Russian Alliance necessitated immediate declaration of war in turn by France on Germany. Most sources such as the Wikipedia Timeline for World War I do not mention France's declaration of war against Germany. Other sources state August 4th for some reason (to portray France as the victim of agression most likely). In fact, France declared war and began to mobilize it's armies against Germany, in fullfillment of the Franco-Russian Aliiance, on August 3rd, 1914, four hours before Germany returned it's own the declaration of war on France according to the U.S. State Department (see: http://www.sacklunch.net/wwi/2.html ). With the French August 3rd declaration of war, Plan 17, was immediately implemented. The French Plan 17 called for a vigorous offensive into Lorraine and Alsace to recover the lost provinces for France. The French First army attacked to seize Mulhouse in Alsace and the Second Army to seize Metz in Lorraine. These attacks were a severe test of the French tactical system, a system which relied upon the offence a outrance, that is, the infantry assault would win the battle and the army with the most elan and vigor would carry the day with the bayonet charge! Unfortunately, high explosive and shrapnel shell, and the machine gun, made this a costly way of war in spite of the bravura of the French. These attacks, while initially successful, were driven back to the French frontier by 20-Aug, with heavy casualties. The first encounters with modern war, while shocking, did not deter the French Commander in Chief, General Joffre, from ordering the massive offensive by the three northern French Armies to begin on 23-Aug. This offensive, in a northeast direction into Lorraine and the Ardennes, commenced in spite of ominous intelligence that there was a massive German army marching westward, north of the Meuse River.This offensive smashed into the German Armies advancing east of the Meuse, and were driven back, toward the French fortified line between Verdun, Toul and Belfort (see: http://www.worldwar1.com/tlmob.htm ).
What was a reason that Germany had more success industrializing than France?
Germany had access to more industrial resources.
One major reason for the tension between France and Germany before World War 1 was?
France Wanted to regain lands previously seized by Germany
Why did France and Germany have historic rivalry?
French-German relations have been time and again tested throughout history. Ever since the 18th century, the two states have had a mutual distrust, constantly fearing an attack from one another. In the Napoleonic Wars, France (the continental European superpower at the time) invaded Prussia (what was then Germany), occupying the area and eventually continuing on to Russia. Although le bleu were stopped by a bitter Russian winter, pushed out of Russia, and eventually out of Prussia, a deep-seated distrust developed between the French and the German states. Later that century, in 1870, the cunning Prussian prime minister Bismarck engineered a unification of the German states by goading France into a declaration of war. Shocking the world, the advanced Prussians smashed the cocky French in the Franco-Prussian War. Reluctantly, France ceded the famous Alsace-Lorraine territory to Prussia. Immediatley after the war, however, the French pledged themselves to getting back their lost territory. They developed Plan XVII, a scheme to take back Alsace-Lorraine from the hated Germans if war should ever break out. In 1882, Germany formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary. France, feeling understandly threatened from the two emerging powers to their east, formed an alliance with Russia in early 1900. These two opposing alliances, along with the desire to create an empire and rising nationalism, led to an incredibly intriguing and costly arms race in Europe. Hundreds of battleships were built; armies were in the millions. Even Great Britain was brought out of its splendid isolationism (Britain had 49 battleships to Germany's 29 at the end of the race). The kindling was there--France wanted to exact revenge and get Alsace Lorraine back while Germany wanted an empire--it just needed a spark. After World War I, in which the French fought gallantly and proudly (for all you French military haters) Germany ceded Alsace-Lorraine back to France in the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was incredibly harsh on the Germans, another factor which caused the Germans to despise their western neighbor. However, despite the French victory in the Great War, Le Bleu remained wary and suspicious of a German attempt to regain the territory. The memory of France's horrific losses in WWI were still fresh in French minds, and they remained acutely aware of the fact that their population was smaller than the Germans, and thus every man lost was far more costly. This caused France to build the Maginot Line, which heightened the rivalry and distrust between the two collosi.
When did Britain and France declare war against Germany and why?
Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The reason was because Germany had launched a military invasion of Poland two days earlier, even though Britain and France had told Germany not to do so.
