French military intervention in Fez

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The French military intervention in Fez was a 1911 deployment of French troops to the Moroccan city of Fez that escalated European tensions and helped spark the Second Moroccan Crisis.

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instanceOf event in 1911
historical event
military intervention
conflictType colonial intervention
contributedTo establishment of the French Protectorate in Morocco
countryInvolved France
endTime 1911
followedBy Agadir Crisis NERFINISHED
Franco-German negotiations over Morocco
hasCause unrest in Fez
uprising against Sultan Abdelhafid
hasEffect German diplomatic reaction
Second Moroccan Crisis NERFINISHED
deployment of German gunboat Panther to Agadir
escalation of European tensions
location Fez NERFINISHED
Morocco NERFINISHED
opposedBy German Empire (diplomatically) NERFINISHED
participant French Army NERFINISHED
forces loyal to Sultan Abdelhafid
rebels in Fez
partOf French colonial expansion in Morocco
Moroccan Crises NERFINISHED
pointInTime 1911
precededBy First Moroccan Crisis NERFINISHED
region North Africa
relatedTo French Protectorate Treaty of 1912 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Algeciras NERFINISHED
significance intensified pre–World War I rivalries among European powers
key step in French takeover of Morocco
startTime May 1911
statedPurpose protection of European residents in Fez
restoration of order in Fez
underlyingMotive enforcement of French interests under the 1904 Entente Cordiale
strengthening French control over Morocco

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Second Moroccan Crisis triggeredBy French military intervention in Fez