The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . came the Tangier incident. TlieKaiser in person, landing from his yacht,forced a collision with the authorities andimblicly challenged Frances Moroccanpolicies. It was an open slap in the faceof the French nation. In the diplomaticexchanges that followed, Germany arro-gantly carried over France with a highhand. Russias strength was not greatand France was forced to bide her acceded to the dismissal of Delcasse,French minister of foreign affairs. Thediscussion was then brought before thebar of Europe in
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . came the Tangier incident. TlieKaiser in person, landing from his yacht,forced a collision with the authorities andimblicly challenged Frances Moroccanpolicies. It was an open slap in the faceof the French nation. In the diplomaticexchanges that followed, Germany arro-gantly carried over France with a highhand. Russias strength was not greatand France was forced to bide her acceded to the dismissal of Delcasse,French minister of foreign affairs. Thediscussion was then brought before thebar of Europe in an international confer-ence at Algeciras, which, in the main,sanctioned Frances policies in purpose of Germany in this crisisundoubtedly was to humiliate France andtest the power of the Triple Entente. Itwas all a part of the carefullj^ outlined]n-ogram in the world wide fight for Ger-man prestige. The seizure of Bosnia and Herzego-vina by Austria in 1908, a move whichGermany prompted and which she hopedwould invoke war, was the second of the HISTORY OF THE WAR 23. .E•5 60 C C O oooa E 24 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK
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