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What did Kaiser Wilhelm do when he came to Morocco in 1905? |
Made a speech about how he supported Morocco independence. |
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How did Kaiser Wilhelm enter Morocco in 1905? |
On a white horse in full military dress. |
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What was the purpose of the Kaiser's first visit to Morocco? |
He was testing whether Britain would stand with France. |
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Why did the Kaiser's visit to Morocco anger France? |
Because they'd already announced they were going to colonize Morocco. |
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When was the triple entente formed? |
1907 |
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What did France announce in 1911? |
That they were going to colonize Morocco. |
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What did France offer Germany after announcing that they would colonize Morocco? |
To compensate for any trade losses. |
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What is the German key word for the Kaiser's aggressive response? |
Weltpolitik |
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What was Germany's response to France's announcement in 1911? |
Sent a gunboat called the Panther that pointed it's guns at the city of Agadir. |
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What did Germany want to do in Agadir? |
Set up a naval base |
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Why was Britain concerned that Germany wanted to set up a naval base in Agadir? |
Because they didn't want Germany to become more powerful and have ships in the Mediterranean. |
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What was Germany given as compensation for French colonisation of Morocco? |
Kanerun and Togoland in central Africa. |
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What did Britain and France do behind the scenes in 1911? |
Reached an agreement that French ships should patrol the Mediterranean and British ships would defend France's Atlantic and North Sea coasts. |
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What was called in 1906? |
An international conference. |
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Who stood with who in the 1906 conference? |
Britain and Russia stood with France Morocco and Austria-Hungary backed Germany. |
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In 1907, what was France given control of? |
The Moroccon police force. |
