Greco-Turkish War
The occupying forces, who shared the rich lands of the Ottoman Empire,would unwittingly become entrenched and powerful again, and at the beginning of the modern century they would witness the birth of a new baby. May 19, 1919: The Beginning of the Turkish National Liberation War. The defeated Ottoman had signed the Mondros agreement with the Allied forces, relinquishing almost all of its territories, except for a small Anatolian heartland, to Britain, Italy, France and Greece. Photo: The delegation that signed the agreement on behalf of the Ottoman Mondros agreement, designed to decimate Ottoman, was being implemented step-by-step with the final insult to Ottomans coming with the invasion of Izmir and a violent advance into Anatolia by Greeks. A 1927 version of map of the Treaty of Sèvres used by the GNAT (later restored) Civilian resistance began building up against the occupation.(Not effectual) Kemal, whose public and military standing was solidified as the military commander w...