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January 11: Britain calls for Greece to enter World War I on the side of the Entente allies in exchange for territory in Asia Minor.
January 14: Gen Ioannis Metaxas issues a report to PM Eleftherios Venizelos warning of the difficulties of Greek military involvement in Asia Minor.

February 21: Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into World War I - with King Constantine I.

April 2: The Greek-American daily National Herald commences publication in New York.

May 31: Eleftherios Venizelos' Liberal Party wins 185 parliamentary seats (out of 316) in the national elections.

September 10: The government of Eleftherios Venizelos declares general mobilisation throught Greece.
September 22: Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos again resigns after a series of disagreements with King Constantine I.

October 3: Greek PM Alexandros Zaimis rejects the British proposal to enter World War I for Cyprus as a reward.
October 5: Entente allies land in Thessaloniki.

December 6: Eleftherios Venizelos and his political allies boycott the national elections, resulting in the election of a largely royalist Parliament.

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 ==Events==
+===January===
+*[[January 11]]: Britain calls for Greece to enter [[World War I]] on the side of the Entente allies in exchange for territory in [[Asia Minor]].
+*[[January 14]]: Gen [[Ioannis Metaxas]] issues a report to PM [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] warning of the difficulties of Greek military involvement in [[Asia Minor]].
 ===February===
 *[[February 21]]:  Prime Minister [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] resigns after a series of disagreements - mostly focused around entry into [[World War I]] - with [[King Constantine I]].