... and most of Poland. Prussia got part of Poland and various German territories. Britain got colonial possessions that it had occupied during the war, including Malta, Ceylon, and South Africa. Holland lost Ceylon and South Africa but got Belgium. Austria lost Belgium but got Lombardy and Venetia. Sweden lost Finland but got Norway. Vienna congress invoked the principle of compensation and legitimacy to restore ... quo of 1871. Great Britain, France and Russia formed triple entete (1907). In First World War the Austro-Hungarian, Turkish, and czarist were eliminated and Japan was confined ...

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... are also produced as well as a long tradition of varietal labelling. Grapes grown in Alsace include Riesling, Pinot gris, blanc and noir and Muscat. Beaujolais It is situated in central East of France following the river Saone below Burgundy and above Lyon. It is primarily a red-wine region generally made from the Gamay grape, though some white and sparkling rosé ... consumption is on decline and in terms of exports French wine producers are lagging behind Italy and Spain. Outside of Europe, the biggest competition comes from United States, Argentina, Australia, South Afric...

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... -wear clothing from Asian and Mediterranean countries that came in at a cheaper price hurt the French fashion industry in the 1990s. Also, less expensive wines from Australia, Eastern Europe and South America have added more rivalry for French vineyards. Like much of Europe, the French economy in the mid-1990s was in economic recession. The growth rate declined. For three weeks ... foreigners--mainly Portuguese, Spanish, and Italians--and many French citizens, a large number of them Arabs, who entered France in the 1960s from former French colonies in Algeria and sub-Saharan Africa. In 1...

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