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A rebellion breakss out In Morocco against the Sultan, Abdelhafid. by April the Sultan is besieged in his palace in Fez and the French prepare troops to help put down the rebellion under the pretext of protecting European lives and property
The German gunboat Panther arrives at the port of Agadir
A rebellion breakss out In Morocco against the Sultan, Abdelhafid. by April the Sultan is besieged in his palace in Fez and the French prepare troops to help put down the rebellion under the pretext of protecting European lives and property.
Backs France against Germany in the Agadir Incident
Britain tries to restrain France from adopting over-hasty measures and to disuade her from sending troops to Fez, the efforts fail but Edward Grey the British Foreign Secretary felt that his hands were tied and that he is forced to support France.
Instead of scaring France into turning to Germany, the main result of the Agadir Crisis is to increase British fear and hostility and to draw Britain closer to France.
The British support France as in the First Moroccan Crisis again showing the strength of the Entente Cordiale. The British believe that the Germans meant to turn Agadir into a naval base on the Atlantic.
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