Alsace History Flashcards

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As of 2016, what regions comprise the Grand Est région of France?

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Alsace
Lorraine
Champagne

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Throughout the Middle Ages, Alsace was a province of what?

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Holy Roman Empire

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What brought France in direct conflict with the Spanish Habsburg house during the 15th and 16th Centuries?

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The fact that it was a centralized nation state.

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What rivalry catapulted the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) in Europe?

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The French-Habsburg rivalry.
-went from from a localized German religious dispute into a general European war for political dominance.

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What is the Treaty of Westphalia?

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Concluded the war in 1648 and cemented France’s ownership of Alsace.

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When did Germany gain control of Alsace after the Treaty of Westphalia?

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Germany claimed the territory with Lorraine at the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

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When did Alsace-Lorraine have a period of independence? How long did this last?

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Gained independence as the abdication of Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm brought the end of World War I, but French troops quickly moved on Alsace-Lorraine and its capital, Strasbourg, and reincorporated the region into the country within a month.
Despite a short occupation by Nazi Germany in the early 1940s, Alsace remains French.

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When does winegrowing in Alsace date back to?

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The first millennium.

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How many Alsatian villages were growing grapevines by the year 1000?

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160

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Why was winegrowing in Alsace demolishied?

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Thirty Years War (1618–1648)
-the political instability of the following 300 years repressed the resurgence of the vine.

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What can be attributed to the resurgence of winegrowing in Alsace?

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French control following World War I
-yet many of the region’s current vineyards date to 1945 and after

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What does the year 1945 mark in Alsace?

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marks the beginning of a divergence in French and German winemaking styles; German wines remained classically sweet, whereas Alsace producers fermented to dryness for a more powerful and food-friendly wine.

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When did Alsace achieve AOC status?

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1962

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