The Greek war of independence
Social StudiesClass 10CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer
- Greece had been part of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century. The growth of revolutionary nationalism in Europe sparked off a struggle for independence amongst the Greeks, which began in 1821.
- Poets and artists lauded Greece as the cradle of European civilisation and mobilised public opinion to support its struggle against a Muslim empire.
- Nationalists in Greece got support from other Greeks living in exile and also from many West Europeans, who had sympathies for ancient Greek culture.
- Finally, the Treaty of Constantinople of 1832 recognised Greece as an independent nation.
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