Tangier/Agadir crisis

Question 1

What year did the Tangier conference occur?

Answer 1

in 1905

Question 2

What country was France preparing for colonisation? (Tangier)

Answer 2

Morocco

Question 3

Why was Kaiser Wilhelm offended? (tangier)

Answer 3

Because the French asked Spain, England and Itialy if taking Morocco into their empire was ok. the Kaiser wasn’t asked and went to Tangier.

Question 4

Why did Kaiser Wilhelm go to the Saltan of Morocco?

Answer 4

To claim that he would stop the French takeover. He had no real interest in the Moroccans but rather the reaction of the French Government and more important the British.

Question 5

What did Kaiser Wilhelm find out in 1906 in the Algeciras conference?

Answer 5

Britain will support France, while they are at the conference table but not at war.

Question 6

Why did Kaiser Wilhelm interfere in Morocco again in 1911?

Answer 6

the Moroccan rebels attacked the town of Fez, the French sent in 20,000 solders to drive them out. Kaiser Wilhelm accused the French of invading Morocco and sent a warship The Panther.

Question 7

Why were the British alarmed by the Panther battle ship?

Answer 7

They feared because Agadir is close to the British naval base. The British sent some of their war ships out for war at sea. Kaiser Wilhelm surrendered his ship.