USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
What was the name of the battleship sent by Germany to Morocco in 1911?

(A) Dreadnought

(B) ** Panther

(C) Tiger

(D) Black Hand

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The Agadir Crisis, Agadir Incident, or Second Moroccan Crisis was a brief crisis sparked by the deployment of a substantial force of French troops in the interior of Morocco in April 1911 and the deployment of the German gunboat SMS Panther to Agadir, a Moroccan Atlantic port.

Concept note-2: -The Second Moroccan Crisis (1911) was precipitated when the German gunboat Panther was sent to Agadir on July 1, 1911, ostensibly to protect German interests during a local native uprising in Morocco but in reality to cow the French.

Concept note-3: -Agadir Incident, event involving a German attempt to challenge French rights in Morocco by sending the gunboat Panther to Agadir in July 1911.

Concept note-4: -In March 1911, French authorities claimed, rebel tribes staged an uprising in Morocco, endangering one of the country’s capital cities, Fez. The sultan appealed to France for help restoring order, which led the French to send their troops to Fez on May 21.

Concept note-5: -The gunboat, called the Panther, was brought to scare the French. Just like Germany’s motivations during the First Moroccan Crisis, their motivations were to separate the alliance between France and Great Britain and to maintain Germany as a strong European power.