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Events on Friday 31 March 1905 2
1905First Moroccan Crisis beginsKaiser Wilhelm II's Tangier visit provokes a European standoffKaiser Wilhelm II landed at Tangier and declared support for Moroccan independence, challenging French colonial influence in Morocco. The confrontation pushed France and Germany to the brink of war and strengthened the emerging Anglo-French entente. It was resolved the following year at the Algeciras Conference.
1905The First Moroccan CrisisTangier, MoroccoThe Kaiser landed at Tangier to challenge French influence, hoping to split the new entente. It drew Britain and France closer together instead.