History of Modern and Contemporary Greece: From the Greek War of Independence to the Beginning of the 21st Century

Course Code
12Κ30_8
ECTS Credits
5
Semester
4th Semester
Course Category
Professor

Dr. Thanassis Christou, Professor

Course Description

Presentation of the Greek War of Independence, its starting point, its fighters and milestones; the arrival of Ioannis Kapodistrias and the period of his government, the establishment of the Greek state (1830); the years of anarchy (1831-1833); Otto and absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy and the dethronement (1862); the period of George I and the acute sociopolitical developments; the Macedonian struggle (1904-1908) and the revolution of Goudi (1909); the arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos and the Balkan Wars; the First World War and Greece (1914-1918); the war in Asia Minor and the Greek refugees; the Interwar period and its social conquests. The Second World War and Greece’s contribution, the Occupation and Greek Resistance; liberation and the December events; the Greek Civil War and the role of the Great Powers; the post-war reorganisation and the transition to democracy, the elections; the Greek military junta; the regime change, the first Greek Democracy and Greece in the European Union