Morocco is located in the westernmost country of North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its location is very important. In particular, its important port of Tangier is on the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
Morocco's important geographical location has naturally attracted the peeps of various powers. Countries such as Britain, France, and Germany have exerted their influence on this country. However, Morocco's Allawi dynasty has no way to resist the arrival of the powers.
, can only accept it helplessly.
Perhaps because of the important role of geographical location, the influx of foreign powers has created a restraining effect, allowing Morocco to survive to this day. After other surrounding countries were annexed by the foreign powers, it was able to continue to exist on the land of North Africa that was plundered by the foreign powers.
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However, the good days of the Moroccans have come to an end, because in April last year, Britain and France conducted friendly consultations on the colonial issue between the two parties. In the end, the two parties reached an agreement. Regarding Morocco, the United Kingdom recognized that France had maintenance rights in Morocco.
Tranquility and the power to assist in reform. In return, of course, France promised not to interfere with British actions in Egypt.
Britain and France did not care about other countries at all regarding the exchange of interests between Morocco and Egypt. Perhaps it was the two major colonial powers who decided that the matter would be settled.
Therefore, after Britain and France agreed on their respective spheres of influence, they stepped up their efforts to invade their respective targets.
In February 1905, France requested the Sultan of Morocco to carry out "government reforms" under French supervision. It is obvious that such reforms must be carried out under the supervision of French advisers, and its intention is self-evident.
Faced with this unreasonable request from France, Abdullah Azid, as the Sultan of Morocco, could not refuse at all, because in addition to sending this diplomatic note, France also prepared an army of 30,000 troops on the border with Morocco.
, if the Sultan dares to refuse, then the French soldiers will set off from Algeria to destroy Morocco.
To be fair, the current Sultan Azid of Morocco is not an outstanding figure. Moreover, the turmoil in Morocco decades ago caused the influence of the royal family to decline day by day. Now, political orders do not even leave Marrakesh.
So facing the menacing French, what can he do, he can only do what the French say.
However, although France's invasion of Morocco did not cause resistance in the country, some people were very dissatisfied. This person was Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Because Germany has invested a lot in Morocco in recent years, because of its rich phosphate resources, the Germans have invested a lot of money here.
Faced with the French's move to turn Morocco into a protectorate, how could the Germans accept it? Morocco has a lot of resources and its geographical location is so important that Germany also has the ambition to include it under protection.
Therefore, in the face of the French actions, Germany immediately protested against them.
However, with the current delicate relationship between Germany and France, how could Paris take Germany's protest to heart? So in the face of Germany's protest, the French government simply ignored it.
France's approach directly aggravated Germany's dissatisfaction, so in response, Kaiser Wilhelm II arrived at the Port of Tangier in Morocco on March 31, which is located in Tangier Bay in the Strait of Gibraltar, only a short distance from Europe.
At a distance of 15 kilometers, it is the northernmost point of Morocco.
Faced with the arrival of the Kaiser, the Moroccans were extremely excited. Of course, nearly 100,000 Moroccans poured into the Port of Tangier, intending to witness the elegance of the monarch of a powerful European country. In addition, senior Moroccan government officials also rushed to the Port of Tangier before.
When William II got off the ship, he was personally greeted by Prime Minister Dahabi.
And along the way, the Moroccans showered the Kaiser with flowers and enthusiastically cheered. This shows that no one in Morocco wants to be protected by France. In the face of the enthusiasm of the Moroccans, the Kaiser was fighting with that Azi
After the meeting with De Sultan, he publicly declared that Germany would protect Morocco's independence and territorial integrity.
The Kaiser's words immediately aroused cheers from the Moroccans. They were cheering for their country to receive independent support from a powerful country.
As for France, after the Kaiser publicly supported the independence of Morocco, there was even more criticism. At this time, the relationship between Germany and France was already poor, and there was always a voice in France. France lost Lorraine in the Franco-Prussian War and the
Alsace is even more resentful because there are large amounts of coal and iron mines in these two places. After France lost these two places, its steel production was quickly surpassed by Germany.
So in the face of Germany's growing strength, how can the French regret it? For this reason, French people from all walks of life miss these two places. The famous last lesson is about those who advocate hatred against Germany.
Works. To be fair, people in Lorraine and Alsace speak more German.
However, as nationalism is prevalent nowadays, no matter what language or customs you speak there, I would say that these two places have been an inseparable part of France since ancient times.
So in recent years, the relationship between Germany and France has become worse and worse because of Lorraine and Alsace.
The Kaiser's blatant appearance in Morocco to support the country brought the French's hostility towards Germany to a new peak. A French tabloid drew a cartoon about this, in which the Kaiser had the wings and body of a dragon.
Image of drooling over a map of Morocco.
This cartoon was quickly reprinted by other French newspapers and immediately became popular throughout France. Faced with the humiliation of its own monarch, the German government solemnly warned the French government that if the behavior of humiliating the German monarch is not stopped, Germany will use
He took the measures he thought were appropriate to restore the emperor's dignity.
Although this sentence was vague, the French government soon received news that two divisions of German troops had been deployed on the border with France.
Obviously this is a threat of force.
Although France at this time believed that it was not afraid of Germany's war threat, it was definitely not worth it for a cartoon. Therefore, this cartoon that humiliated the Kaiser's image had long been spread throughout France, and under the strict order of the government, it was no longer available.
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However, although France made concessions on the issue of cartoon images, the French refused to give in on the Moroccan issue.
Germany and France began to blame each other for the Moroccan problem, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.
At this time, German Prime Minister Bulow suddenly made a suggestion. He suggested to all countries participating in the Treaty of Madrid in 1880 that the Moroccan issue be submitted to an international conference for discussion.
Biro made this suggestion very well, because the Moroccan issue had been discussed in Madrid as early as 1880. The result was the Treaty of Madrid.
At that time, Germany signed a treaty on Morocco with fourteen countries including France, Britain, Spain, and Italy, which stipulated that no foreign subjects should be granted any priority in Morocco.
It is obvious that Billot intends to use the power of other countries to make the French retreat in spite of difficulties.
