# Alsace-Lorraine restored to France (1919)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1919-alsace-lorraine-restored-to-france
Location: Eastern France

Territories annexed by Germany in 1871 returned to French sovereignty. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Raymond Poincaré (President of the French Republic). Alsace-Lorraine restored to France is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Alsace-Lorraine restored to France is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Raymond Poincaré](https://history-france.com/rulers/raymond-poincare)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Alsace-Lorraine restored to France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Alsace-Lorraine+restored+to+France&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Alsace-Lorraine restored to France](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Alsace-Lorraine+restored+to+France)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)