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The Great Idea and the Catastrophe Part 1: Why did Eleftherios Venizelos claim western Anatolia?

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Sep 23, 2022
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The borders of Europe and the Middle East were drawn up after World War One, with the collapse of the Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires. This much is commonly known, but it is only half the truth. The borders of Greece and Turkey were shaped between the wars, in an intense and bloody conflict most of the world little noticed.

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