Answer: France considered Alsace and Lorraine to belong to France, rather than Germany.
Explanation: Alsace and Lorraine is a small mountainous land between Germany and France. This land has significance importance in world war II era as well. Taking a bit of history in consideration, both rival countries had a Franco-Prussian war and France lost that war so France had to give up this land and it became part of Germany. This loss was unbearable for french people thus fueled the tensions in Europe. Though, France recaptured this land after 1st battle named 'Battle of Lorraine' during WWI.
They kept all their knowledge written down and their language is still here today to decipher what they have said.
The answer is central Europe. Usually the countries considered to be Central European are Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland; in the broader sense Romania too, occasionally also Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
