In 1911 a rebellion against the ruling Sultan broke out in Fez, the capital of Morocco. The Sultan appealed to the French army went to Morocco to put down the rebellion. Kaiser Wilhelm accused the French of invading Morocco and sent a warship to protect German interests in Morocco. This was seen as warlike action by other countries, especially Britain who feared that the Kaiser wanted to set up a naval base in Agadir, and they did not want German ships in the Mediterranean as they had their own important naval base nearby in Gibraltar.
Another conference was called by Britain and France again stood firm against Germany. France took control of Morocco and Germany was given land in central Africa as compensation.
