History · March 31, 1905

First Moroccan Crisis

121 years ago · Tangier, Morocco

121st anniversary

The First Moroccan Crisis or the Tangier Crisis was an international crisis between March 31, 1905, and April 7, 1906, over the status of Morocco. Germany wanted to challenge France's growing control over Morocco, aggravating France and Great Britain.

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