HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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He wanted Morocco and Germany to be trading partners.
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He supported France in taking over Morocco.
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He wanted to take over Morocco.
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He supported Moroccan independence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kaiser Wilhelm made a speech when he got to Tangier, where he stated that he was giving Germany’s support to the sultan. He said that he hoped for the sultan to rule a free Morocco without any outside foreigners getting control. Wilhelm also said that he would give assistance to stop any nation that threatened Morocco.
Detailed explanation-2: -Germany, however, insisted upon an open-door policy in the area; and, in a dramatic show of imperial power, the emperor William II visited Tangier and, from his yacht on March 31, 1905, declared for Morocco’s independence and integrity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Imperial Yacht made a brief stop in Tangier on 30 March 1905 and read a statement from the Kaiser to Moroccan authorities, underlining Germany’s “altruistic” attachment to Moroccan sovereignty and to free commerce.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1905 a German official submitted the following report on Kaiser Wilhelm’s state visit to Morocco, an event that precipitated the First Moroccan Crisis: After overcoming the difficult technical task of landing in Tangier, there was a very fitting reception on the dock by Moroccan officials and German settlers.
Detailed explanation-5: -Historians consider the events of the First Moroccan Crisis (and later Second Moroccan Crisis) as significant causes of World War I, because they increased the tensions between the European powers before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.