Which military defeat in 1897 forced Greece to pay severe indemnities and accept an International Financial Commission overseeing its public revenues?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Thirty Days' War
- Step 1: Provoked by the Cretan revolt, Greece engaged the Ottoman Empire in Thessaly in April 1897 without adequate military preparation. The Greek army was routed, forcing the state into humiliating bankruptcy and foreign supervision over state monopoly revenues. Answer: The Thirty Days' War. Why not the others: "First Balkan War" was a triumphant allied campaign in 1912 resulting in the liberation of Macedonia and Epirus; "Greco-Italian War" was the victorious 1940 defense where Greece repelled Mussolini's invasion into Albania; "Crimean War conflict" was fought in 1853-1856, during which British and French fleets blockaded Piraeus.
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