first moroccon crisis Flashcards
when was the first moroccon crisis
1905-06
why was there tension in europe
germany wanted to build its empire due to wanting a “place under the sun”
why was morocco important
because of its strategic position as any country with a port there had good access to the mediterranean sea
who hoped to conquer morocco and why
france as morocco was weak
what happened in feb 1905
france demanded control over the moroccon army and police
what did the sultan do
refuse
first event
in march 1905 the kaiser visisted morocco
what did he say
he wanted free trade for germany in morocco and promised to defend them
why did the kaiser do this
he believed it would increase germanys influence in africa
who threatened war
britain and france
what did britain fear
other countries may start questioning their empire if morocco sucessfully gained independence so encouraged france to not back down
where was a conference held
algeciras in 1906
what happened at the conference
only austria hungary voted to support germanys demands so germany was forced to back down
consequences?
- triple ententes relationship strengthened
2.relations with countries deteriorated (france+germany)
3.britain became suspicious of germany - germany felt humiliated and had to stay out of morocco
