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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.
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.
Alsace-Lorraine in eastern France was contested from 1870-1945.
The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France and the House of Guise (Lorraine).
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