On April 7, 1906, the Algeciras Conference came to a close, ending the First Moroccan Crisis, which had begun the previous year.

In 1905, Germany had attempted to challenge French influence in Morocco, leading to a stand-off between the major powers of Europe, as well as the United States, which many feared would result in war. The Algeciras Conference defused the crisis in the short term, but in the long term these events had the effect of exacerbating tensions between the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austro-Hungary, Italy) and the Triple Entente (Britain, France, Russia) which eventually culminated in the First World War.

This caricature was Molla Nasreddin's first ever commentary on international affairs. See the annotations for translation of the labels.

Image: The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia