The Greco-Turkish War & The Turkish War Of Independence - First Phase 1919 I THE GREAT WAR 1920

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The Ottoman Empire was among the losing powers of World War 1 and left a power vacuum after the armistice of Mudros. The Great Powers had already made plans for the territory beforehand and now Greece had ambitions to take over the parts of Turkey where Greeks lived.
 
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