The peace treaties that ended World War I were very harsh on Germany. They required Germany to give up territory, pay reparations, and accept responsibility for the war. This caused a lot of resentment in Germany, and many Germans felt that they had been treated unfairly. This resentment helped to fuel the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and ultimately led to World War II.
February 21, 1913 is a historical anniversary for Greece which connects Crete with Epirus. On this day Ioannina was liberated and the Cretans played their own historical role. It was not only Eleftherios Venizelos, who as prime minister contributed the most to this sacred cause, but also the Holy Le
The Panama Canal has been connecting the Atlantic and Pacific for more than a hundred years, saving ships thousands of kilometers on the sea route. Until 1914, ships still had to make the arduous journey across the tip of South America to transport goods from one sea to the other. One can imagine wh
Some customs never change. From the most remote times, the human being realized that some of his companions gave off an unpleasant smell of chotuno , so he had to use his ingenuity to solve the problem. The Sumeroacadians, because of living in a land full of canals, it seems that they were fond
The Battle of Florina was one of the catalyst conflicts of the Greek Civil War. The battle began on the night of February 11-12, 1949 and was sealed by the heavy defeat of the DSE. It was a defeat so important, that the leadership of the DSE - the vice-general Giorgos Gousias (real name Giorgos Vodi