Context: From the annexation of Alsace by France in the 17th century and the language policy of the French Revolution up to 1870, knowledge of French in Alsace increased considerably. With the education reforms of the 19th century, the middle classes began to speak and write French well. The French language never really managed, however, to win over the masses, the vast majority of whom continued to speak their German dialects and write in German (which we would now call "standard German").[citation needed]

Question: Around when did the Annexation of Alsace occur?
Answer: 17th century

Question: With education reforms in the 19th century what did this lead to in Alsace?
Answer: middle classes began to speak and write French

Question: What is now the German dialects of speech now referred as to?
Answer: standard German

Question: When did French become the most common language?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When did Germany annex Alsace?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: When did writing French in the middle class fall out of fashion?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Standard Germany became policy during what revolution?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What helped German literacy in the 19th century?
Answer: Unanswerable