Aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War

Alsace–Lorraine (German: Elsaß–Lothringen), officially the Imperial Territory of Alsace–Lorraine (), was a territory of the German Empire which is now part of France. It was established in 1871 by the German Empire after it had occupied the region during the Franco-Prussian War. The region was officially ceded to the German Empire in the Treaty of Frankfurt. French resentment about the loss of the territory was one of the contributing factors to World War I. Alsace–Lorraine was annexed in practice by France at the war's end following Germany's defeat in 1918, but only formally ceded back in 19

1871 peace treaty ending the Franco-Prussian War

thumb|upright=1.35|In Albert Bettannier's La Tache Noire (The Black Stain, 1887) French students are taught about the provinces of [[Alsace-Lorraine, taken by Germany in 1871.]]

financial crisis

Württemberg distinction (1871)

thumb|Sedantag in Schüttorf in 1895 thumb|Sedantag in Berlin in 1914 thumb|The exhibited trophies of Sedan Festival (Lübeck)

medal commemorating service in the Franco-Prussian War for combatants

elections of the first legislature of the French Third Republic

French revolt