Question

Write a note on Greek War of Independence.

Answer 1

Greek Revolution (1830)

1. Greece was the part of the Ottoman Empire since 15th century.

2. Growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked Greek's struggle for independence from the Muslim rule of Ottoman empire in 1821.

3. West European countries supported Greece in its struggle.

4. Poets and artists lauded Greece as the cradle of European civilization and mobilized public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire.. E.g., Lord Byron, the famous English Poet.

5. In 1832, The Treaty of Constantinople recognised Greece as an independent nation.