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31st March 1905: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lands in Morocco where his speech prompts the First Moroccan Crisis

31st March 2022
Tagged as: Algeciras, Britain, Diplomacy, First Moroccan Crisis, First World War, France, Germany, Kaiser, Morocco, Wilhelm II

The Kaiser’s speech in Tangier was a direct challenge to the French Foreign Minister, Théophile Delcassé, who had previously secured wide European support for control of Morocco.

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20th March 1890: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany formally accepts Otto von Bismarck’s resignation

20th March 2022
Tagged as: Bismarck, Germany, Kaiser, Otto von Bismarck, Politics, Resignation, Unification, Wilhem II

Bismarck submitted his resignation on 18 March, two days before formally leaving office, and dedicated the rest of his life to writing his memoirs.

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9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany

9th November 2018
Tagged as: Abdication, Empire, First World War, German Revolution, Germany, Kaiser, Prussia, Revolution, Wilhelm II

Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated as German Emperor and King of Prussia after the German Revolution took hold.

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31st March 1905: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lands in Morocco where his speech prompts the First Moroccan Crisis

20th March 1890: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany formally accepts Otto von Bismarck’s resignation

9th November 1918: Wilhelm II abdicates as Kaiser of Germany

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

28th May 1987: Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, illegally landed a private aircraft near Moscow’s Red Square

27th May 1199: Coronation of King John in Westminster Abbey

26th May 1897: Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel Dracula first published

25th May 1961: Kennedy announces plan for manned moon landing

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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