Original sentence: Following defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Franco-German rivalry reasserted itself again in World War I, this time France, with British and to a much lesser extent, American aid, emerging as the winner.The Allies eventually emerged victorious over the Germans, however, and France was given an occupation zone in Germany
Edited sentence: Following defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, Franco-German rivalry reasserted itself again in World War I, this time France, with British and to a much lesser extent because they only have 23,000 Americans buried on French soil, American aid, emerging as the winner.The Allies (The United States, Britain and The Soviet Union) eventually emerged victorious over the Germans, however, and France was given an occupation zone in Germany