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By: Timothy Huynh, Austin Lee, and Rahil Shah
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Originally settled by Celtic tribes
In the 5th century, it was conquered by the Franks andfor the next 1,300 years was part of the kingdoms of theFranks, the Carolingian Empire, and the Holy Roman
Empire 1815 Although dominated by a German population, it
was divided between Prussia and Bavaria
1870 France seized the region and started the Franco-
Prussian War Once France lost, the Saar region became part of the
German empire
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On the border betweenFrance and Germany
Region known for its
resources, especially coal Heavily industrialized
region
Mostly German-speaking
population
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The region was heavilysought over for itsresources and coal mines
The region was also aheavily industrializedarea
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As a result of the Treaty of Versailles, the Saar regionwas isolated from the rest of Germany and France wasgiven control of its coal mines as compensation forWWI
Most of the population spoke German, and thereforewere more closely linked to Germany than to France
The people had several grievances, mainly the French
military presence in the area
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The Saar territory was placed under the administrationof the League of Nations for 15 years
Administration of the Saar was entrusted to a
Governing Commission consisting of five members:one representative of France, one native Germaninhabitant of the Saar, and three representatives ofcountries other than France and Germany
On January 13, 1935, the inhabitants of the Saardetermined their sovereignty by plebiscite
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Over 90% of theinhabitants voted infavor of reuniting withGermany
This decision took effecton March 1, 1935
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Success
France got tonsof resources and got thecoal they need
The mining population
thrived The mines of the Saar
were the only significantreparation France had so
far received at the time The conflict had little to
no violence/uprisings
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http://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/saarplebiscite_history.html
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