Algeciras Conference
The
Algeciras Conference of
1906 took place in Algeciras, Spain. The purpose of the conference was to mediate the
Moroccan dispute between
France and
Germany. The
Entente Cordiale between France and
Great Britain gave Britain a free-hand in
Egypt in exchange for a French free-hand in Morocco. France tried to achieve a protectorate over Morocco, but was opposed by Germany.
The mediator Theodore Roosevelt largely found in the French favor, though assured that German investments would be protected.
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