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France defeated by Germany
France defeated by Germany. Bismarck begins encouraging French Colonialism to "take the French mind off of Alsace- Lorraine. The Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine was a territory created by the German Empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of Lorraine following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War. Knew that they would have to use different methods now. One of most important early events. -
Action Aaginst Tunis
France found a weak excuse to stage a military action against Tunis, which became a French protectorate. The Turkish governor stayed as ruler, but the French controlled the country. Like the Algerians, the Tunisians resented French ontrol. Many people were inspired to work toward independence. Knew they could take advantage and did! -
Battles of Tel el Kabir
The Nile--French government refuses to allow France a military role. Britain does all the work and the British Army regains world-class standing. Dual Control becomes a fig-leaf for British dominance of Egypt and the French built Suez Canal. French Pride suffers badly. New Puppet Khedive in power.Saw the oppurtunity to make a splah and did just that! Very important to the French success. -
Race for the Congo Pool
Race for the Congo Pool ends when Brazza (France) and Stanley (Belgium) claim sides of it. Stanley is 1st. French public takes relief after Egyptian disaster. Race for the Niger--France and England divide up the Niger with England getting the mouth (Lagos) and France Timbuctu. Informal control asserted. Efforts to take formal control are defeated due to immense cost involved. This involved many other nations which made it very important. -
French communications
French tell Marchand to get to Fashoda. Ethiopia would help France if "trouble" arose. This would give France an East-West route across Africa. The Fashoda Incident or Crisis was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa, occurring in 1896. A French expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile river sought to gain control of the Upper Nile river basin and thereby exclude Britain from the Sudan. -
French treaties
French begin strategy of "right of occupation" over treaties as England has always won the treaty game. So France decides to simply seize, then, negotiate. This puts great pressure on Britain's claims near the Niger River as only a British Company is there. Wanted their resources so started making treaties. Some worked others didnt but it was still worththe investment -
Anglo-French Agreement
The Anglo-French Declaration was published by Great Britain and France, shortly after the capitulation of the Ottoman Empire. The declaration pretended to explain the reason why the two powers had decided to take part in the battle of Ottoman territories. France and Great Britain contended that their intentions were "the complete and final liberation of the peoples" who had been oppressed by the Ottoman Empire -
French Agreement
France made an agreement with Britian, Spain, and Italy. According to the agreement, France took control of Morocco. In return, France promised not to get in the way of Britain's plans for Egypt or Italy's plans for Libya. Spain allowed to keep a sphere of influence in northern Morocco for trading purposes. -
France control of Africa
France's experience in Africa was conditioned by two things. First, France had a longstanding interest in the region bordering the Mediterranean Sea thanks to its own coast line between Italy and Spain, its active role in the Crusades and its incorporation into the Roman Empire. French imperialism was an effort to regain lost power rather than a continuation of previous successes, and its African empire grew out of developments along the North African coast. -
Moulay Abd al-Hafid
He found himself beseiged in his capital, Fez, hostile tribesmen. He quickly considered appealing to France for assistance. If he brought in the French to help restore order, they would seize control of the country, something for which his countrymen would never forgive him. He decided to invite the French in, as a result the French made Morocco a protectorate and set about governing national affairs.
