At that time, Britain was the dominating world power, and Germany wanted to rival that power. Britain had hopes of building a railroad that ran the whole length of Africa, but Germany had been expanding and gaining land and colonies in Africa. This put a stumbling block in the way of Britain’s railroad. Germany used this struggle for power in Africa to try and drive a wedge between the French and the British. The French had colonies around Morocco so they tried to make it into a protectorate. The German Kaiser rallied the Moroccan people into wanting their independence. Later when the French were trying to put a stop to the Moroccan rebellion, the Germans landed a ship in a Moroccan port without a reason or previous warning. This infuriated the French, and they were on the verge of declaring war on Germany. But, contrary to Germany’s plan, these incidents only strengthened the relationship between France and
At that time, Britain was the dominating world power, and Germany wanted to rival that power. Britain had hopes of building a railroad that ran the whole length of Africa, but Germany had been expanding and gaining land and colonies in Africa. This put a stumbling block in the way of Britain’s railroad. Germany used this struggle for power in Africa to try and drive a wedge between the French and the British. The French had colonies around Morocco so they tried to make it into a protectorate. The German Kaiser rallied the Moroccan people into wanting their independence. Later when the French were trying to put a stop to the Moroccan rebellion, the Germans landed a ship in a Moroccan port without a reason or previous warning. This infuriated the French, and they were on the verge of declaring war on Germany. But, contrary to Germany’s plan, these incidents only strengthened the relationship between France and