Crisis in Morocco

• The first Moroccan crisis happened in 1905
• The first Moroccan crisis was caused by th Kaiseer showing support for the Sultan to show his independence from France
• The Kaiser showing support for the Sultan challenged the French because they saw Morocco as being in their sphere of influence in Northern Africa
• The first Moroccan crisis was solved by the Algeciras conference
• Britain and other countries stoood by France at the Algeciras conference
• The first Moroccan crisis resulted in Britain and France becoming closer eventhough the Kiaser had hoped to break the entente
• The second Moroccan crisis happened in 1911
• The second Moroccan crisis was caused by France sending to troops to put down a rebellion against the ruler.In response the Kaiser sent a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir
• Britain stood by France during the second Moroccan crisis showing the strength of the entente
• Protectorate


  State controlled and protected by another

  Type of colony
• As a result of the second Moroccan crisi France and Germany agreed France would seize Morocco as protectorate
• After the second Moroccan crisis Germany was given land in the French congo as compensation.This land however was mostly worthless swamp and jungle