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  2. Alsace–Lorraine - Wikipedia

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    The majority of Alsace–Lorraine's inhabitants were sceptical of the German Empire during the first two decades and voted for regional parties (Alsace–Lorraine Protesters and Autonomists). After Chancellor Bismarck's dismissal in 1890, the party landscape loosened, and parties of the Empire (Social Democrats, Centre, National Liberals , Left ...

  3. History of Alsace - Wikipedia

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    The history of Alsace has been influenced by the Rhine and its tributaries, a favorable climate, fertile loess soils, and the region's relative accessibility through and around the Vosges. It was first inhabited by early modern humans during the Paleolithic .

  4. File:Alsace Lorraine departments evolution map-en.svg

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    English: Changes of the boundaries of departments in Alsace and Lorraine before and after the German Empire's rule (1871-1918). Français : Évolution territoriale des départements de l'Alsace et de la Lorraine avant et après l' Empire allemand (1871-1918).

  5. Alsace - Wikipedia

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    Alsace (/ æ l ˈ s æ s /, [5] US also / æ l ˈ s eɪ s, ˈ æ l s æ s /; [6] [7] French: ⓘ) [8] is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland.

  6. Annexations of Alsace–Lorraine - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the Welches valleys of Alsace and the Metz region, not following the linguistic border, found themselves "imperial territory" under the official name of "Alsace-Lorraine" and the direct administration of Emperor William. The preliminary peace treaty of February 26, 1871, put an end to the fighting between France and Germany.

  7. Franco-Prussian War - Wikipedia

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    Map of the North German Confederation (red), four southern German states (orange) and Alsace–Lorraine (beige) The causes of the Franco-Prussian War are rooted in the events surrounding the lead up to the unification of the German states under Otto von Bismarck.

  8. German Lorraine - Wikipedia

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    A detailed map of the boundary is given in the article on the Lorraine Franconian dialect. The Lorraine region northeast of this linguistic boundary in the present-day départements of Moselle and Bas-Rhin (the Alsace bossue) and in the present-day federal state of Saarland was called German Lorraine (Deutsch-Lothringen).

  9. File:Alsace Lorraine departments evolution map-fr.svg

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