The First Moroccan Crisis was a resultant of the colonial status of Morocco. The imperial rivalry of the two great powers, France, with English support on the one side and Germany on the other, caused the First Moroccan Crisis. The tension primarily broke out when France reached agreements in 1904 with England and Spain regarding the virtually protectorate control of the French over Morocco. This total decision was not welcomed by Germany. To counter the French protectorate control going into effect, Germany initiated to take diplomatic actions. The tensions attained a summit when France canceled all the military leaves. Germany, on the other hand put up a threat to sign a defensive alliance with the Sultan. The crisis persisted to the eve of the conference at Algeciras. The Algeciras Conference solved the First Moroccan Crisis, but only on temporary basis. Ultimately, the tension gave rise to the Second Moroccan Crisis.
The Agadir Crisis erupted on July 1, 1911, when the German gunboat Panther was deployed at Agadir, a port in Morocco. When the British came to know of this movement, the tension furthered. Although, the Crisis was resolved after few negotiations, cold war sustained resulting finally to the World War I.
