The Moroccan crises

• The Moroccan crises


  A series of crises between France and Germany over control of Morocco in the early 20th century
• The first Moroccan crisis

  1905-6
• The first Moroccan crisis

  1. Kaiser Wilhelm II visited Tangier in April 1905

  2. Publicly pledged his support for Morocco's independence

  3. To see how far the French could be pushed

  4. To test the strength of the Entente Cordiale

  5. To show that Germany was going to be fully involved
• The Algeciras Conference


  1906
• The Algeciras Conference


  1. To avoid conflict, a conference was held in Algeciras, Spain with representatives from major powers (including the USA)

  2. The conference resulted in France being granted special rights in Morocco (only Austria-Hungary supported Germany)
• The second Moroccan crisis

  1911
• The second Moroccan crisis

  1. A rebellion in the city of Fez led the ruling sultan of Morocco to ask France for help

  2. France sent 20,000 troops to occupy Fez

  3. Germany's Kaiser accused France of invading Morocco and sent a warship to Agadir as a show of strength

  4. Britain prepared for war, but a series of meetings between the countries prevented war from breaking out, though tensions remained high