1900-1914: Morocco and Agadir
Moroccan Crises 1905 and 1911.
Make sure you have detailed factual knowledge about AND HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT the following issues and topics:
WHY DID TENSION INCREASE IN EUROPE 1900-1914? 1. A description of the Moroccan Crisis of 1905. 2. The effects of the 1905 Morocco Crisis. 3. A description of the Agadir Crisis of 1911 4. The effects of the 1911 Agadir Crisis.
The Moroccan Crisis of 1905Overview France hoped to conquer Morocco and make it a colony, but in 1905 Kaiser Wilhelm visited Morocco and promised to defend it against any country which tried to take it over; he said HE wanted a free trade agreement with Morocco! France was furious, and in 1906 France, Britain and Russia got together and forced the Kaiser to back down.
Facts 1. In 1903, the French put an army on the Moroccan border and it 1905, they demanded control over the Moroccan army and police. 2. In March 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm visited Tangiers in Morocco.
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The 1906
Effects of the 1905 Moroccan Crisis
1. 2. At Algeciras, Germany was forced to promise to stay out of Morocco, which annoyed Germany, who felt humiliated.
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Overview
France hoped to conquer Morocco
and make it a colony, but in 1911 - after a small rebellion in Morocco -
Kaiser Wilhelm sent a gunboat to Agadir harbour.
Facts
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The Germans claimed that they needed to
send the gunboat to protect German citizens in Morocco against the
revolution (there was ONE German in Morocco).
3. The Treaty which forced
Germany to back down in 1911 was the Treaty of Berlin.
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2. Nov 1911: Treaty of Berlin
(where Germany was forced to remove the gunship and Morocco became a French
colony) made Germany angry:
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Revision Focus This is a Paper 1 topic, so concentrate on learning: 1. WHAT happened 2. EFFECTS/ Importance Linkse-book on the crises leading to WWI.
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