First Moroccan Crisis Begins

Date: March 31, 1905 • Location: Tangier, Morocco

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1905–1906.

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany declares his support for Moroccan independence in Tangier, beginning the First Moroccan Crisis.

Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication in 1918. His fall from power marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 400-year rule over Prussia.