The Moroccan Crises

Moroccan crisis:



Through out history, there have been two major Moroccan crises. The first Moroccan Crisis occurred between March 1905 and May 1906.



First Moroccan crisis: (Tangier crisis)

In the first crisis, France wanted to annex Morocco, and make it part of the French colony. Germany tried to oppose their actions. The Keiser made a speech in Tangier on the 31st march 1905, Morocco about independence. The crisis was resolved at the international Algeciras Conference in 1906, which recognized both France and Spain’s special political interests in Morocco.

The Kaisers plan had failed. The first Moroccan crisis only increased tension between the triple alliance and the triple entente.



The second Moroccan crisis: (Agadir crisis)

Morocco was very unstable at the time, there was a civil war going on. People did not like their Sultan who was ruling over them. France agreed to help Morocco, so they sent their troops in, to help the Sultanate to remain its power over people. That action made Germany very suspicious. So in result Kaiser sent his gunboat, called panzer, in Agadir. Germans sustained that they had sent the gunboat to protect German Economic interest during a local uprising. The anti European riots in Morocco had caused France to send in military troops into Agadir. This caused the French to believe that the German naval actions were challenging the French.

This increased tension between France and Germany. France were preparing for war. Due to the alliance between France and Britain, Britain also started preparing for an eventual war against Germany. This Increase in tension was also due to the fact that the German gunboat was too close to the British trading posts on the Atlantic Coast of Morocco. Britain therefore sent their own gunboats to the coast of Agadir. In result Germany had to withdraw. A settlement was negotiated which gave France rights to a formal protectorship over Morocco. In return, German acquired parts of French Congo. In addition, relationship between France and Britain grew even stronger.