revanchism
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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.]]
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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.]]
Revanchism (, from revanche, "revenge") is a policy or political doctrine aimed at a revenge or the reversal of the losses incurred in previous political or military defeats, most commonly, the incurred territorial losses. The term revanchism originated in 1870s France in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War among nationalists who wanted to avenge the French defeat and reclaim the lost territories of Alsace-Lorraine.
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