Question

Which statement best describes the relationship between Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine in the text? A.Neither were occupied by German forces during the war, but both will be controlled by Germany after the war. B.Both were occupied by Germany during the war and will be returned to France. C.Both were areas taken over by a foreign power and will be returned to their previous state. D.German forces will be evacuated from Alsace-Lorraine but not from Belgium.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C) Both were areas taken over by a foreign power and will be returned to their previous state.

The statement that best describes the relationship between Belgium and Alsace-Lorraine in the text is Both were areas taken over by a foreign power and will be returned to their previous state.

This is the correct idea because in 1871 Germany invaded this part of France and kept it as its own territory. This was the result of the Franco-Prussian War.

So when World War ended and the parties signed the Treaty of Versailles in Paris, France, in June 1919 to officially end the war. One of the clauses of the treaty establishes that Germany had to return the occupied territory of Alsace-Lorraine to France and as Germans had also invaded some regions of lands in Belgium during World War 1, Germany had also been forced to return those lands to Belgium.