National Schism

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historical event political conflict political crisis

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Schism canonical	2
National Schism in Greece	1

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 of Greece ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPlace	Athens ⓘ Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki
startTime	1915 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Schism in Greece