The Agadir Crisis, also called the Second Moroccan Crisis, was the international tension sparked by the deployment of a German warship to the Moroccan port of Agadir on July 1, 1911. Agadir Agadir Agadir is a city in southwest Morocco. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

The German move was aimed at reinforcing claims for compensation for acceptance of effective French control of the North African kingdom, where France's pre-eminence had been upheld by the 1906 Algeciras Conference following the Tangier Crisis (or First Moroccan Crisis) of the previous year. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Algeciras Conference of 1906 took place in Algeciras, Spain. ... The First Moroccan Crisis refers to the international crisis brought about by the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Tangier in Morocco on March 31, 1905. ...

Franco-German negotiations initiated on July 9 led to the conclusion (November 4) of a convention under which Germany accepted France's position in Morocco in return for territory in the French Equatorial African colony of Middle Congo (now the Republic of the Congo). July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Équatoriale Française or AEF) was the federation of French colonial possessions in Middle Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River to the Sahara Desert. ... The Republic of the Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, which was also at one time known as the Republic of the Congo), is a former French colony of west-central Africa. ...

France subsequently established a full protectorate over Morocco (March 30, 1912), ending what remained of the country's formal independence. For the rule of Oliver Cromwell, see The Protectorate. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

British backing for France during the crisis reinforced the Entente between the two countries and added to Anglo-German estrangement, deepening the divisions which would culminate in World War I. Entente, meaning a diplomatic understanding, may refer to a number of agreements: The Entente Cordiale, 1904 between France and the United Kingdom. ... WWI redirects here. ...