Morocco question between Britain and France

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The "Morocco question between Britain and France" refers to the early 20th-century diplomatic tensions over control and influence in Morocco that contributed to European rivalries before World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial question ⓘ
diplomatic dispute ⓘ
international relations issue ⓘ
pre–World War I tension ⓘ
cause British concern over Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes ⓘ
French desire to establish a protectorate over Morocco ⓘ
German attempts to challenge French influence in Morocco ⓘ
competition for colonial influence in North Africa ⓘ
contributedTo deterioration of Anglo-German relations ⓘ
formation of the Triple Entente ⓘ
endTime 1912 ⓘ
hasAspect colonial rivalry ⓘ
diplomatic alignment ⓘ
economic interests ⓘ
naval strategy ⓘ
hasMainParticipants France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasOtherParticipants German Empire ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco ⓘ
Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco ⓘ
involvesAgreement Entente Cordiale of 1904 ⓘ
linked to: Entente Cordiale

Franco-Spanish agreements on Morocco ⓘ
involvesEvent Agadir Crisis of 1911 ⓘ
Algeciras Conference of 1906 ⓘ
First Moroccan Crisis of 1905–1906 ⓘ
Second Moroccan Crisis of 1911 ⓘ
location Morocco ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
relatedTo Agadir Crisis ⓘ
Algeciras Conference ⓘ
Anglo-French relations ⓘ
Entente Cordiale ⓘ
European balance of power ⓘ
First Moroccan Crisis ⓘ
Franco-German rivalry ⓘ
Second Moroccan Crisis ⓘ
causes of World War I ⓘ
result 1912 Treaty of Fez ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Fez

Spain receiving a northern Moroccan protectorate ⓘ
establishment of the French Protectorate in Morocco ⓘ
heightened tensions between Germany and the Entente powers ⓘ
increased Anglo-French military cooperation ⓘ
strengthening of the Entente Cordiale ⓘ
significance demonstrated importance of colonial issues in great power politics ⓘ
illustrated fragility of European peace before World War I ⓘ
startTime 1904 ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Entente Cordiale → resolvedDispute → Morocco question between Britain and France ⓘ
Panther Affair → hasContext → Moroccan Question ⓘ
linked to: Morocco question between Britain and France
Franco-German Agreement of 4 November 1911 → topic → Moroccan Question ⓘ
linked to: Morocco question between Britain and France
Mansion House speech → about → Moroccan Question ⓘ
linked to: Morocco question between Britain and France