History: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe · Class 10 · CBSE Social Science
Write a note on: The Greek war of independence
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Write a note on: The Greek war of independence
Answer: Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century. The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked a struggle for independence among the Greeks which began in 1821. Nationalists in Greece got support from other Greeks living in exile and from many West Europeans who had sympathy for ancient Greek culture. Poets and artists lauded Greece as the cradle of European civilisation and mobilised public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire. The English poet Lord Byron organised funds and later went to fight in the war, where he died of fever in 1824. Finally, the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greece as an independent nation.
Solution
Ottoman Empire, 1821, Lord Byron, and the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832.
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