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| 1908, July |
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| Mulay Hafid defeated his brother, Abdul Aziz, sultan of Morocco, and captured Fez. German support for Mulay Hafid created new diplomatic tensions. | 1 |
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| July 24 |
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| YOUNG TURK REVOLUTION succeeded in forcing Abdul Hamid II to restore the liberal constitution of 1876. This resulted in a major setback for German influence in the Ottoman Empire and a period of popular Anglophilia. | 2 |
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| Dec. 4 |
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| London Naval Conference, attended by ten powers on rules of war (blockade, contraband, convoys, etc.). Its convention was never ratified. | 3 |
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| Feb. 8 |
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| German-French agreement on Morocco affirmed Moroccan independence, but Germany recognized France's special political interests in return for recognition of German economic interests. | 4 |
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