Word: aegean
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Turkey, despite its defeat in the European war, will appear substantially as the victor of Europe. Mistress of extended and rich territories from the Aegean and the Mediterranean, from Syria and Mesopotamia to the Black Sea and Russia, and allied with the Moslem world toward the east, and the Bolsheviks to the north, and possibly Bulgaria or Hungary to the west, Turkey will be in a position to defy any friendly recommendations or threats on the part of any Christian country. In fact, it is possible that Turkey may become the center of an eastern military federation, which would prove...
...under Venizelos even if it be reduced to less than one third of the membership in the parliament, is a solid party with a definite aim, and under a tried leader. Territorially they not only represent districts that have gone entirely Venizelist such as Epirus, Thrace, Crete and the Aegean Islands but also a strong minority throughout old Greece especially the labor elements of the cities notwithstanding their failure to elect their candidates. If it comes to a parliamentary impasse which necessitates new elections it will be no surprise to see the Liberals in saddle again with a strong following...
...southward advance of the Bolshevik and the sympathy of Mohammedans in India for their Ottoman coreligionists. The Greeks themselves are united, Venizelists and Royalists alike, in demanding the preservation of the Treaty of Sevres. The dream of the reincarnation of ancient Hellas, extending in unbroken line around the Aegean Sea, has at times seemed close to fulfillment; the decision of the London conference threatens to shatter...