Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire while the rest of Europe was preoccupied with this incident.
Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire while the rest of Europe was preoccupied with this incident. The conflict resulted from a violation of the agreement reached at the 1906 Algeciras Conference, which recognized the sovereignty of the state in question. The British gave their full support to the French, though a solution was found in which Germany would not oppose French hegemony if provided free access to trade. This 1911 conflict was one of the indirect causes of World War I. FTP, identify this affair named after the French warship sent to Morocco to restore order after an uprising.
Italy declared war on the Ottoman Empire while the rest of Europe was preoccupied with this incident.
{Agadir} Affair