The Second Moroccan Crisis Flashcards
Which year did the Second Moroccan Crisis take place in?
- Remember that the First Moroccan Crisis was 1905-1906 and 5 + 6 = 11, like 1911.
Another name for the Second Moroccan Crisis is…
The Agadir Crisis because the Kaiser sent a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir.
What was the name of the gunboat that the Kaiser sent to the Moroccan port of Agadir in 1911?
The Panther.
Why did the Kaiser send a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir in 1911?
He sent a gunboat to try to intimidate/force the French into giving him compensation in the form of the French Congo in Central Africa.
Britain and France believed that the Kaiser’s aim in Morocco was to do what?
Set up a naval base in Morocco.
Who made a speech at Mansion House in London regarding the Second Moroccan Crisis? And what did the speech warn Germany about?
Lloyd George, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, made a speech at Mansion House in London, warning Germany that if they didn’t back down, then Britain would go to war. Britain’s naval fleet was ready for war. This is pretty funny because Lloyd George was a well known pacifist.
Why did the Kaiser back down?
Germany’s army was not ready for war, especially against the powerful British navy!
RULE BRITANNIA! BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES.
Give 4 effects of this Crisis:
- Tension increased in Europe
- Strengthened relations between France and Britain because Britain had supported France again.
- Kaiser was unlikely to back down a 3rd time.
- Anglo-German naval rivalry increased. Kaiser blamed the British for his humiliation.
