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Community facts

• Country Profile

º Geography

º Population

º Economy

º Transporation and Telecommunication

º Government and Politics

º National Security

• Introduction

• Historical Setting

º Earliest History

♦ The Stone Age

♦ The Origins of Civilization: 3200-1050 B.C.

♦ The Minoans

♦ The Mycenaeans

♦ The Dark Age, 1050-800 B.C.

º The Era of the Polis

♦ Renaissance of the Eighth Century B.C., The

♦ Colonies in the Mediterranean

♦ Rise of Athens and Sparta, The

♦ Persian Wars, The

♦ Athenian Empire, The

♦ Peloponnesian War, The

♦ Polis in Decline, 400-335 B.C., The

º Hellenistic Greece

♦ Philip II of Macedonia

♦ Fire from Heaven: Alexander the Great, The

♦ Hellenistic Monarchies, The

º Greece in the Roman Empire

♦ Conquest of Greece, The

♦ Creation of the Graeco-Roman World

♦ Constantine and the Rise of Christianity

♦ Internal Division in the Third Century

º Byzantine Empire, The

♦ Separation from Rome

♦ Justinian and the Empire of the East

♦ Decline of the Empire, 565-867, The

♦ Revival and Collapse, 867-1453

º Rule of Otto, The

♦ Otto's Early Years

♦ After the First Constitution, 1844-62

º Ottoman Era, The

♦ Nature of Ottoman Rule, The

♦ Greek Diaspora, The

º Out of Ottoman Empire

♦ Conditions for Revolution, The

♦ War of Independence, The

♦ Phase One of the Struggle

♦ Phase Two of the Struggle

♦ Western Intervention

♦ Presidency of Kapodistrias, The

º Age of Reform 1864-1909, The

♦ Constitution of 1864, The

♦ Trikoupis Reforms, The

♦ Attempts at Expansion

º Venizelos Era, The

♦ Rise of the Liberal Party, The

♦ Balkan Wars, 1912-13, The

♦ World War I and the National Schism

♦ Greece and the World War I Alliances

♦ Crisis of Wartime Leadership, The

♦ Schism Worsens, The

♦ Greece in World War I

♦ Catastrophe in Asia Minor, The

♦ Royalist Foreign Policy Revisions

♦ The Asia Minor Offensive

♦ Retreat from Smyrna, The

♦ Interwar Struggles, 1922 - 1936, The

♦ Treaty of Lausanne, 1923, The

♦ Refugee Crisis, The

♦ Political Turmoil in the 1920s

♦ Second Venizelos Golden Age, The

♦ Crises of the 1930s, The

º Metaxas Era, The

♦ Metaxas Takes Power

♦ Metaxas Social and Foreign Policies, The

º Terrible Decade: Occupation and Civil War 1940-195

♦ German Invasion of 1941, The

♦ Resistance, Exiles, and Collaborators

♦ Resistance and Allied Strategy

♦ EAM and Greek Society

♦ Liberation and Its Consequences

♦ Resumption of Elections, The

♦ Civil War

º Reconstruction and Rebirth, 1950- 1967

♦ Marshall Plan in Greece, The

♦ Civilian Politics Resume

♦ Rise of Karamanlis, The

♦ Electoral Shifts to the Left, 1958-63

♦ Junta, The

♦ Conditions for Overthrow

♦ Instability in the Papandreou Regime

♦ Accession of the Colonels, 1967, The

♦ Junta Falls, The

º Karamanlis and Restoration of Democracy

♦ The Electoral Triumph of the ND, 1974

♦ Dealing with the Monarchy and the Military

♦ Constitution of 1975, The

♦ Cyprus and Relations with the United States

♦ Domestic and Electoral Politics, 1975 - 1977

º Rise and Fall of Papandreou and Pasok, The

♦ PASOK Domestic Program, The

♦ PASOK Foreign Policy

♦ Scandal and Decline

♦ Electoral Stalemate

• Society and Its Environment ...

º Education

♦ Historical Background

♦ Education Administration

♦ Primary and Secondary Education

♦ University System, The

º Physical Environment

♦ Geographical Regions

♦ Thrace

♦ Macedonia

♦ Epirus

♦ Thessaly

♦ Central Greece

♦ Athens

♦ Peloponnesian Peninsula, The

♦ Crete

♦ Ionian Islands, The

♦ Aegean Islands, The

♦ Climate

º Environment, The

♦ Pollution Problems

♦ Environmental Policy

º Demography

♦ Population Characteristics

♦ Emigration and Immigration

♦ Ethnic Minorities

º Social Order, The

♦ Family, The

♦ Role of Women, The

º Religion, The

♦ Orthodox Church of Greece, The

♦ Other Religions

º Language

º Health and Wealfer

♦ Health Conditions

♦ Health Care

♦ Social Welfare

• Economy, The

º Economic Development of Modern Greece

♦ Nineteenth Century, The

♦ From 1909 to World War II

♦ Postwar Recovery

♦ Economic Policy after 1974

º Structure of the Economy, The

♦ Composition of National Income, The

♦ Role of Foreign Trade, The

♦ Structure of Employment, The

♦ Labor Unions

♦ Underground Economy, The

♦ Public Sector and Taxation, The

♦ Wages, Prices, and Inflation

º Industry

♦ Energy

♦ Construction

♦ Mining

♦ Manufacturing

º Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing

♦ Agriculture

♦ Forestry and Fishing

º Service Sector, The

♦ Transportation and Telecommunications

♦ Transportation

♦ Telecommunications

♦ Tourism

♦ Banking and Finance

º Foreign Trade

♦ Balance of Payments, The

♦ Export and Import Structure

♦ Trading Partners

♦ International Economic Policy in the 1990s

• Government and Politics ...

º Constitutional Framework, The

º Government Organization

♦ Presidency, The

♦ Branches of Government, The

♦ Executive Branch, The

♦ Legislative Branch, The

♦ Judiciary, The

♦ Civil Service, The

♦ Electoral System, The

º Political Developments, 1981 - 1994

♦ Return of the Left, The

♦ PASOK's Second Term, 1985-89

♦ Decline of PASOK, The

♦ Coalition Government, 1989-90

♦ ND Returns to Power, The

♦ Election of 1993, The

♦ Prospects for Political Change

º Political Parties

♦ Panhellenic Socialist Movement, The

♦ New Democracy

♦ Political Spring

♦ Communist Parties

♦ Background of the KKE

♦ Evolution of the KKE

♦ Synapismos

♦ Other Parties

º Interest Groups

♦ Organized Labor

♦ Church and State

♦ Military in Politics, The

º Media, The

º Human Rights

º Foreign Policy

♦ Historical Background

♦ Greece and the European Community

♦ Turkey

♦ United States, The

♦ Balkans, The

♦ Bulgaria, Romania, and Yugoslavia

♦ Policy Toward Serbia

♦ Macedonian Dispute, The

♦ Relations with Albania

♦ Russia

♦ Middle East, The

• National Security

º Hellenic Armed Forces, The

♦ Modernization Plans

♦ Hellenic Army, The

♦ Hellenic Air Force, The

♦ Hellenic Navy, The

♦ Merchant Marine, The

♦ Overseas Basing

♦ Ranks and Uniforms

º Historical Background

♦ National Security Before 1974

♦ Postjunta Transition, The

♦ Cyprus Situation, The

♦ Karamanlis Establishes Policy

♦ Policy in the 1980s and 1990s

♦ New Post-Cold War Concerns

♦ External Elements of National Security, The

♦ Role of the United States, The

º Geopolitical Considerations of National Security

♦ Assessing the Turkish Threat

♦ Security in the Balkans

º National Security Doctrine

♦ Historical Development

♦ Defense Posture After 1974

♦ Greece in NATO

º National Defense Establishment, The

♦ Civilian Control

♦ Command Structure, The

♦ Officer Corps, The

º Military Personnel

♦ Personnel Policy

♦ Induction and Training

º Roles in International Security

♦ United Nations Peacekeeping

♦ Arms Control

º Military Funding and Procurement

♦ Defense Expenditures

♦ Greek Defense Industry, The

♦ Development of the Industry

♦ Defense Enterprises

♦ Military Procurement From Abroad

º Military Justice

º Public Order

♦ Organization of Public Security

♦ Special Security Forces

♦ Training and Conditions of Police Service

º Crime

♦ Conventional Crime

♦ Narcotics Sales

♦ Narcotics Abuse

♦ Terrorism

º Criminal Justice

♦ Criminal Code, The

♦ How the System Works

♦ Penal System, The

º Trends and Problems in Domestic Security

• Greek Mythology

º Troy

♦ Preface for Trojan War, The

♦ Greek's Trojan Fleet

♦ Discovery of Troy

♦ Beginning of the Trojan War, The

♦ Trojan Horse