National Schism

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The National Schism was a deep political and social division in early 20th-century Greece, centered on whether the country should support the Entente or remain neutral during World War I, which split the nation between royalist and Venizelist factions.

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Label Occurrences
National Schism canonical 3
National Schism in Greece 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political conflict ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ethnikos Dikhasmos ⓘ
chronology occurs during World War I ⓘ
precedes the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
describedBySource Greek historiography ⓘ
endTime 1922 ⓘ
followedBy Asia Minor Campaign ⓘ
Asia Minor Catastrophe ⓘ
hasAspect civil-military tensions ⓘ
constitutional crisis ⓘ
regional and social cleavages within Greece ⓘ
hasCause conflict between monarchy and parliamentary government in Greece ⓘ
disagreement over Greece's participation in World War I ⓘ
dynastic and ideological tensions in early 20th-century Greece ⓘ
foreign policy disagreement regarding the Entente Powers ⓘ
hasEffect Greece's eventual entry into World War I on the side of the Entente ⓘ
creation of rival governments in Greece ⓘ
deep social polarization in Greece ⓘ
division of Greek armed forces ⓘ
establishment of the Provisional Government of National Defence in Thessaloniki ⓘ
exile of King Constantine I ⓘ
intervention of Entente Powers in Greek internal affairs ⓘ
lasting impact on Greek national identity ⓘ
long-term fragmentation of Greek party politics ⓘ
occupation of parts of Greece by Entente forces ⓘ
polarization between republican and monarchist currents in Greece ⓘ
strengthening of Venizelist liberal movement ⓘ
temporary weakening of the Greek monarchy ⓘ
hasMainTopic World War I ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
location Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
opposingSide Venizelist faction ⓘ
royalist faction ⓘ
partOf history of modern Greece ⓘ
political history of Greece ⓘ
politicalAlignment neutralist and pro-German (royalist) camp ⓘ
pro-Entente (Venizelist) camp ⓘ
significantPerson Eleftherios Venizelos ⓘ
King Constantine I of Greece ⓘ
significantPlace Athens ⓘ
Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to: Salonika
startTime 1915 ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constantine I of Greece → conflict → National Schism ⓘ
Alexander of Greece → significantEvent → National Schism ⓘ
Alexander of Greece → wasKingDuring → National Schism in Greece ⓘ
linked to: National Schism
Constantine I of Greece → notableEvent → National Schism in Greece ⓘ
subject linked to: Constantine
linked to: National Schism