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France wanted Alsace-Lorraine back, as she had lost them during the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. The French Third Republic regained the territories when it sent troops to support an uprising there against the Germans in November 1918. The return of the Alsace-Lorraine region to French rule was formally recognized by the Treaty of Versailles.
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Because they were rich with iron ore.
The Battle of Verdun was fought in the Lorraine-Alsace region of France. This is where the city of Verdun lies.
the french wanted to remove German from the land Germany had taken in war