The Crisis in Morocco

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The Crisis in Morocco (1905-1911)

The Moroccan crises show how tensions over empires could affect relations between Great Powers.

First Moroccan Crisis (1905)

The first Moroccan Crisis was sparked by Kaiser Wilhelm II’s visit to Morocco in 1905.
- On his trip, the Kaiser suggested his support for the Sultan to declare his independence from France.
- This challenged the French because they saw Morocco as in their sphere of influence in Northern Africa.

First Moroccan Crisis (1905)

First Moroccan Crisis was solved by the Algeciras Conference. Britain and other countries stood by France.
The result was that the French and British moved closer together, whereas the Kaiser had hoped to split them up.

Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)

The second Moroccan crisis was caused by France sending troops to put down a rebellion against the ruler.
The Kaiser sent a gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir. But Britain stood by France, showing the strength of the Entente.

Second Moroccan Crisis (1911)

Result: France and Germany agreed that France would seize Morocco as a ‘protectorate’ and Germany would be given land in the French Congo as compensation.
- This land was mostly worthless swamp and jungle.

1The Causes of the First World War

1.1The Alliance System

1.1.1The Threat of Germany & The Triple Alliance

1.1.2The Franco-Russian Alliance & the 'Entente'

1.1.3End of Topic Test - The Alliance System

1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans

1.2.1The Crisis in Morocco

1.2.2The Crisis in the Balkans

1.2.3The Balkan Wars

1.2.4Impact on International Relations

1.2.5End of Topic Test - Morocco & the Balklans

1.3Anglo-German Rivalry

1.3.1Britain & Splendid Isolation

1.3.2Kaiser Wilhelm II's Foreign Policy

1.3.3European Rearmament

1.3.4End of Topic Test - Anglo-German Rivalry

1.4Outbreak of War

1.4.1Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

1.4.2The July Crisis

1.4.3The Schlieffen Plan and Belgium

1.4.4Reasons for the Outbreak of Hostilities

1.4.5End of Topic Test - Outbreak of War

2The First World War: Stalemate

2.1The Schlieffen Plan

2.1.1Reasons Behind the Schlieffen Plan & its Failure

2.1.2Stalemate

2.1.3End of Topic Test - The Schlieffen Plan

2.2The Western Front

2.2.1Technology

2.2.2Military Tactics

2.2.3The War of Attrition (1915-1916)

2.2.4The War of Attrition (1917)

2.2.5End of Topic Test - The Western Front

2.3The Wider War

2.3.1The War at Sea

2.3.2The War in the Air

2.3.3Other Theatres

2.3.4End of Topic Test - Wider War

3Ending the War

3.1Changes in the Allied Forces

3.1.1The Bolshevik Revolution

3.1.2Reasons for the Entry of the USA

3.1.3The Impact of US Entry on the War

3.1.4End of Topic Test - Changes in the Allied Forces

3.2Military Developments in 1918

3.2.1Tactics & Technology

3.2.2Ludendorff & the German Spring Offensive

3.2.3The Allied Advance During The Hundred Days

3.3Germany Surrenders

3.3.1The Impact of the Naval Blockade

3.3.2Abdication of the Kaiser

3.3.3Armistice

3.3.4The Contribution of Haig and Foch

3.3.5End of Topic Test - Developments & Surrender

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