In spite of the pact between Germany France no final solution of the Morocco problem could be arrived twice it was nipped in the bud but once again it was revived in 1911.

Sultan of Morocco who was under the control of France acted according to the directions of France. But the patriots of Morocco hated such type of servility. The Sultan of Morocco had taken a huge amount of money on loan but now it had become a problem to repay it.

It created chaos and disorder all over Morocco. Hence as per terms of the conference of Algeciras, the Spanish and the French police established peace in Morocco by their joint efforts.

But some patriots revolted at Fez, the capital of Morocco. The French police captured Fez and declared, they would remain in Morocco till peace and order were restored there.

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Germany did not tolerate the capturing of Fez by France and the Emperor declared seizure of Fez as violative of the treaty of 1906 but France was not deterred by this opposition.

France informed Germany that her forces had entered Morocco to establish law and order but Germany objected too much dependence of Morocco on France which would not prove favourable to the latter.

Germany wanted some more rights in Morocco and hence she sent one of her warships to the port of Agadir to safeguard the rights of Germany in Morocco.

Germany also declared that she would withdraw her ship from the port of Agadir as soon as peace was restored in Morocco. At this critical juncture England came to the rescue of France. Lloyd George declared in 1911 in this context:

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“If a situation was to be forced upon us in which peace could only be preserved by the surrender of the great and beneficent position, Britain has won by centuries of heroism and achievements, that peace at that price would be a humiliation, intolerance for a great country like ours to endure.”

In fact England made the above declaration keeping in view the intention of Germany. She was interested in having peace with France. England was trying to extract the best advantage out of it.

Germany demanded the French Congo at the cost of withdrawal of her naval forces and promised that she would never interfere in Morocco but the might of Triple Entente (Russia, England and France) checked her ambitions.

According to the compromise of 1911, it was decided that France would have all rights in Morocco and Germany recognised it. On the other hand, France allowed Germany to establish her sway over the French Congo.

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Thus, the incident of Agadir solved the Morocco problem and it strengthened the friendly relations between England and France.

According to the above description of Morocco crisis Germany could not succeed much in Morocco even after the downfall of Delcasse and France continued to maintain her supremacy in Morocco.

Italy also established her stronger hold on Tripoli due to a treaty concluded between France and Italy which could be possible only due to the support of England.

Thus we see that the politics of Germany failed to achieve the desired objective. No gulf could be created between France and England. In fact, France succeeded in establishing her control over Morocco due to the active cooperation and support of England.

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Thus William II goaded Germany to wage a big war. His provocative speeches and acts created fear and distrust in Europe and hastened the world towards armed alliances. William Kaiser II paid no attention to the advice and observations of his ambassadors.

His foreign policy with England and Russia remained undecided and ultimately dragged Germany into destructive world war which resulted in the ruination of Germany and thus William II had to see the downfall of his own empire in his own life-time and before his own eyes.

He was also held responsible for the outbreak of the First World War and was tried as an international culprit of war.