REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: ALSACE-LORRAINE

1. ALSACE-LORRAINE
IGCSE HISTORY
REVISION

2. DEFINITION
Alsace-Lorraine is a province of north-eastern France that was the
cause of Franco-German conflict from 1870 to 1945.

3. Question 1
What was the status of Alsace-Lorraine
at the start of the First World War?

4. Answer 1
Alsace-Lorraine is an important part of France, and it was annexed by
Germany in 1871 and was still part of that country in 1914.

5. Why was the province so valuable to
both France and Germany?

6. Answer 2
It is an important industrial area, rich in coal and iron deposits.

7. Question 3
What was the fate of Alsace-Lorraine
in the Treaty of Versailles?

8. Answer 3
It was one of several areas of German land lost to the victorious
powers, who restored it to the French in the Treaty of Versailles.

9. Question 4
Is there anything else you should know
about Alsace-Lorraine?

10. Answer 4
Yes. Alsace-Lorraine was conquered once again by Germany (Hitler) in
1940 and liberated in 1945. Today it is part of France.

11. Important
The loss of Alsace-Lorraine, with its valuable natural resources,
significantly contributed to Germany’s inability to pay war reparations
after 1918.