My Italian Chapter 551

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Morocco is located in the westernmost country in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its location is very important. In particular, its important port, Tangier, is on the side of the Strait of Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.

Morocco's such an important geographical location naturally attracted the peeps of foreign powers. Countries such as Britain, France and Germany have exerted their own influence over the country. The Alawite dynasty in Morocco, faced with the arrival of foreign powers, had no way of confrontation, but had no choice but to accept it.

Perhaps because of the important role of geographical location, the influx of powers from various countries has instead formed a restraint effect, allowing Morocco to survive to this day. After other neighboring countries were annexed by the foreign powers, it could continue to exist on the land of North Africa plundered by the foreign powers.

But the Moroccans' good days are over, because in April last year, Britain and France held friendly consultations on the colonial issue between the two sides. In the end, the two parties reached an agreement, among which on Morocco, Britain recognized that France has the power to maintain tranquility and assist reform in Morocco. In return, of course, France also pledged not to interfere in British operations in Egypt.

Britain and France have no scruples about the exchange of interests between Morocco and Egypt at all. Perhaps it was decided by the two major colonial powers, then this matter is settled.

So when Britain and France have agreed on their respective spheres of influence, they will step up their efforts to seize their respective targets.

In February 1905, France asked the Sultan of Morocco to carry out "government reforms" under French supervision. It is obvious that this reform must be carried out under the supervision of French advisers, and its intention is self-evident.

Faced with this unreasonable request from France, Abdullah Azid, the Sultan of Morocco, had no way to refuse, because in addition to sending this diplomatic note, France also prepared an army of 30,000 people on the border with Morocco. , If the sultan dared to refuse, then the French soldiers set off from Algeria to destroy Morocco's posture.

To be fair, the Azid Sultan of Morocco is not a great person at present, and the turmoil in Morocco decades ago has caused the influence of the royal family to decline day by day.

So in the face of the menacing French, what can he do, he can only do what the French say.

However, although the French invasion of Morocco did not cause the country to resist, there was someone who was very dissatisfied. This person was Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Because Germany has invested a lot in Morocco in recent years, and because of its rich phosphate resources, Germans have invested a lot of money here.

In the face of the French's move to turn Morocco into a protectorate, how could the Germans accept it. Morocco has a lot of resources, and its geographical location is so important that Germany also has ambitions to include it in conservation.

So in the face of the French's actions, Germany immediately protested to them.

However, given the current delicate relationship between Germany and France, how could the protests in Germany make Paris take it to heart? So in the face of German protests, the French government simply ignored it.

Such an approach by France directly intensified the dissatisfaction of Germany, so in response, Kaiser Wilhelm II arrived at the Moroccan port of Tangier on March 31, which is located in Tangier Bay in the Strait of Gibraltar, only a short distance from Europe. At a distance of 15 kilometers, it belongs to the northernmost point of Morocco.

In the face of the arrival of the Kaiser, Moroccans were extremely excited. Of course, nearly 100,000 Moroccans poured into the port of Tangier, intending to witness the elegance of the powerful European monarchs. In addition, senior officials of the Moroccan government also rushed to the port of Tangier before. When William II got off the ship, he was greeted by Prime Minister Dahabi himself.

And along the way, the Moroccans sprayed flowers and cheered enthusiastically on the Kaiser. It can be seen that no one in Morocco wants to be protected by France. In the face of Moroccan enthusiasm, the Kaiser, after meeting the Azid Sultan, publicly preached that Germany would protect Morocco's independence and its territorial integrity.

The Kaiser's words immediately drew cheers from the Moroccans. They are cheering for their country's independence from a powerful country.

As for the French side, after the Kaiser publicly supported Morocco's independence, there was even more scolding. At this time, the relationship between Germany and France was already poor, and there was always a voice in France. Lorraine and Alsace, which France lost in the Franco-Prussian War, were even more troubled. Because these two places have a lot of coal and iron mines. After France lost the two places, its steel output was soon surpassed by Germany,

So in the face of Germany's growing strength, how can the French feel remorse? For this reason, people from all walks of life in France have a lot of thoughts about these two places. The famous last lesson is the work that preaches hatred of Germany. To be fair, people in Lorraine and Alsace speak more German.

But now that nationalism is prevalent, no matter what language or customs you speak in your local area, I would say that these two places have been an inseparable part of France since ancient times.

So these years because of Lorraine and Alsace, the relationship between Germany and France has become worse and worse.

And the Kaiser's public appearance in Morocco to stand for the country has brought the French's malice towards Germany to a new height. A French tabloid drew a cartoon of the Kaiser with the wings and body of a dragon~www.mtlnovel.com~ drooling over the map of Morocco.

This cartoon was quickly reprinted by other French newspapers and immediately became popular throughout France. In the face of the humiliation of its own monarch, the German government solemnly warned the French government to humiliate the German monarch. If the act of humiliating the German monarch is not stopped, then Germany will use the measures it deems appropriate to restore the emperor's dignity.

Although this sentence was vague, the French government soon got a message that two divisions of German troops had been deployed on the border with France.

Obviously this is a threat of force.

Although France at this time believed that it was not afraid of the threat of war from Germany, it was definitely not worth it for a cartoon. Therefore, this cartoon that humiliated the Kaiser's image, which had spread all over France for a long time, was not released again under the strict order of the government.

However, although France has made concessions on the issue of cartoon images, on the issue of Morocco, the French will not give in an inch.

The two countries, Germany and France, began to accuse each other because of the Moroccan problem, and the atmosphere became more and more high.

At this time, the German Prime Minister Bilo suddenly made a suggestion. He suggested to all countries participating in 1880 that the question of Morocco be brought to the international conference for discussion.

Bilo's suggestion is very level, because the Moroccan issue was discussed in Madrid as early as 1880. The result was the Madrid Treaty.

At that time, Germany and France, Britain, Spain, Italy and other 14 countries signed a treaty on Morocco, which stipulated that no priority shall be granted to any foreign subjects in Morocco.

Obviously, Bilo intends to use the strength of other countries to make the French retreat.

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