Greek History and Politics

Byzantine Period to Modern Hellenic Republic

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  1. Born at Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Prince Otto was the second son of the Crown Prince of which kingdom?
  2. In the revolution of 3 September 1843, what did Greek rebels led by veterans demand from King Otto besides the departure of Bavarian officials?
  3. In 1863, the Great Powers and the Greek assembly winnowed their choice for the new monarch to which Danish prince, who took the regnal name George I?
  4. What was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895?
  5. As the leader of the Liberal Party, which statesman served as prime minister of Greece for over 12 years?
  6. In which 1913 conflict did Romania's military intervention prove decisive, leading to the Treaty of Bucharest?
  7. Under the Treaty of Lausanne, signed in 1923, Eastern Anatolia became part of modern-day what, in exchange for Turkey's relinquishing Ottoman-era claims to the oil-rich Arab lands?
  8. On 28 October 1940, Ioannis Metaxas rejected an ultimatum from which Fascist dictator, marking Greece's entry into WWII?
  9. In November 1942, Greek resistance fighters and British SOE agents blew up which strategic railway viaduct?
  10. Governed by the Communist Party of Greece, which military branch served as the armed force of the provisional government?
  11. In modern Greek history, which term designates the transition to democracy following the fall of the military junta in 1974?
  12. In which year did the Fifth Revisionary Hellenic Parliament finish drafting the Constitution of Greece following the restoration of democracy?
  13. From which earlier undeciphered Minoan writing system was the Mycenaean script Linear B adapted?
  14. In archaic Athens, failure to honour the contract stipulated by which boundary stones could result in farmers and their families being sold into slavery?

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