Panhellenic Examinations (Greece) · History of Greece
Enlightenment, 1821 Revolution and Kingdom of Greece
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- Which scholar advocated for Katharevousa, a purified intermediate form of Greek bridging classical grammar and spoken vernacular?
- Where was the secret revolutionary society Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends) founded in 1814?
- Who was appointed supreme military leader (Archegiatros) of Filiki Eteria and led the initial 1821 uprising in the Danubian Principalities?
- Which legendary commander, known as the 'Old Man of Morea', led the Greeks to victory at the Siege of Tripolitsa and Battle of Dervenakia?
- Which naval battle fought on 20 October 1827 saw the allied fleet of Britain, France, and Russia destroy the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet?
- Who served as the first Governor (Kyvernitis) of the nascent independent Greek state from 1828 until his assassination in 1831?
- Which international treaty signed in 1830 formally recognized Greece as an independent, sovereign monarchical state?
- Which European prince was chosen by the Great Powers in 1832 to become the first King of Greece?
- Which popular rebellion on 3 September 1843 forced King Otto to end absolute rule and grant a constitution?
- Which prime minister introduced the principle of the 'Declared Confidence' (Dedilomeni) in 1875 to curb royal interference in government formation?
- Which major infrastructure project, inaugurated under Charilaos Trikoupis in 1893, cut through the isthmus linking the Peloponnese to Attica?
- What ideological concept, articulated by Ioannis Kolettis in 1844, advocated for the incorporation of all Greek populations under Ottoman rule?
- Which islands were ceded by Great Britain to Greece in 1864 as a diplomatic gift celebrating the coronation of King George I?
- Which military defeat in 1897 forced Greece to pay severe indemnities and accept an International Financial Commission overseeing its public revenues?
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