The Agagdir Crisis

War nearly broke out when a little German gunboat occupying ocean waters was followed up with bigger warships.Germany clearly showed that it was ready for war. France claimed that Germany didn't have the right for warships on the Atlantic, and Britain joined to support France in this claim.he British Atlantic fleet took a detour to the Moroccan coast, and war seemed imminent. Germany backed down however, and for the moment, war was avoided. The entire crisis seems a bit ridiculous... All of this commotion started by one gunboat. This crisis shows the brewing tensions between nations, and how ready for war the world really was. France and Britain's reaction to the German warships shows how alliances were a major contribution to the start of World War I.