History of Modern and Contemporary Greece: From the Greek War of Independence to the Beginning of the 21st Century
Dr. Thanassis Christou, Professor
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