What Was The Greek Megali Idea? 19th-20th Century

When the Turkish Nationalist Army under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk marched into the city of Smyrna, nowadays known as Izmir, on the 9th of September 1922, the Greek government had no option other than to accept their defeat and withdraw the Greek Army from Anatolia. With the loss of this war the dreams of a "Greater Greece" ended with it. But what was this Dream? What was this Grand plan to establish a powerful Hellenic State and how was this plan carried out by Greek leaders? These topics will be discussed in this video…

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