Greek Civil War (1 janv. 1946 – 1 janv. 1949)

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During 1946 a full-scale guerrilla war was reopened by the communists, who had gone underground. The commitment of defending Greece became too much for Great Britain, and it was taken on by the U.S. government, with the announcement of the Truman Doctrine. Massive military and economic aid from the United States was much needed, for by the end of 1947 the communists had proclaimed a provisional government in the northern mountains. This second communist rebellion lasted until 1949, when the U.S.-supplied and strengthened Greek army managed to clear the rebel centres from the mountainous Greek interior. In 1949, the Greek communist broadcasting station announced the end of open hostilities. This war can be seen as the beginning of the tensions that would lead to the Cold War

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