1912 ⟶ Morocco Established as French Protectorate

March 30: Morocco becomes a protectorate of France.
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🇫🇷 France Establishes Protectorate Over Cambodia

France annexes Cambodia.⟶
France Establishes Protectorate Over Cambodia (1863)
ColonialismFrench EmpireProtectorateImperialismPolitical Expansion
CambodiaCambodiaFranceFrance

🇬🇧 British Protectorate Established Over Bechuanaland

Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana).⟶
British Protectorate Established Over Bechuanaland (1885)
ColonialismBritish EmpireProtectorateImperialismDiplomacyTerritorial Expansion
BotswanaBotswanaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇲🇦 The First Moroccan Crisis Begins

March 31: The First Moroccan Crisis begins, going until April 1906.⟶
The First Moroccan Crisis Begins (1905)
ImperialismColonialismDiplomacyInternational RelationsPre-World War IEntente CordialeScramble for Africa
MoroccoMoroccoFranceFranceGermanyGermany

⚔️ Franco-German Dispute over Morocco

April – November: Agadir Crisis.⟶
Franco-German Dispute over Morocco (1911)
ImperialismColonialismDiplomacyWeltpolitikEntente CordialeArms RacePre-World War I
FranceFranceGermanyGermanyMoroccoMorocco

🛡️ Morocco Established as French Protectorate

March 30: Morocco becomes a protectorate of France.⟶
Morocco Established as French Protectorate (1912)
ColonialismImperialismProtectorateFrench EmpireDiplomacyGeopolitics
MoroccoMoroccoFranceFrance

🤝 United States Recognizes Moroccan Independence

March 7: The United States recognises Morocco's independence from France⟶
United States Recognizes Moroccan Independence (1956)
DecolonizationIndependenceForeign RelationsCold WarPost-ColonialismDiplomacy
MoroccoMoroccoUnited StatesUnited StatesFranceFrance