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Metaxas dissolved the Greek parliment and established himself as dictator.
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Greece was left powerless and the Communist party took over and created the National Liberation Front, also known as EAM.
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Germany left Greece and Britain took over the government. When ELAS would not cooperate the government, now under British rule, threatened to disarm ELAS, which started the demonstrations.
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Fighting starts between the British and EAM
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Stage one of the Greek Civil War began between the Greek government and British forces. British troops open fired into a crowd of 100,000-250,000 EAM demonstrators.
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ELAS had to give up their weapons and release their political prisoners. The government had to from a national army, release political prisoners, establish democratic regimine, and called for a new constitution.
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Greek civil war resumes between Communist Guerrilla's and the Greek government.
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Truman initiated an emergency request for $400 million to aid Greece and Turkey.
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Greece had become dependent on Great Britain financially and militarily. However, Great Britain ran into financial issues of their own and withdrew support. The same day as the Greek elections.
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President Truman signed an Interim Aid Bill establishing the American Mission for Aid to Greece (AMAG). Less than a month later, expanding on the principles of the Truman Doctrine, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed his plan for long-term economic recovery for all European nations. By spring 1948, the Marshall Plan was channeling dollars to Europe.
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The removal of children from Greece into Socialist states. Minors ages 4-14 were removed from Greece to be indoctrinated as Communist janissaries.
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The National Army launched and attack on the DSE code named "operation torch" against the DSE, which resulted in heavy losses for the DSE and a victory for the National Army.
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The last Greek Communists were captured
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ELAS surrenders and a treaty was negotiated which signaled the end of the war. Nikos Zachariadis, the general secratary of the Communist party of Greece, announced a ceasefire to prevent the annihillation of Greece which ended the war.
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Greece was restored as a democracy.
