Izbucnirea Primului Război Mondial şi neutralitatea Greciei, în lumina relațiilor diplomatice cu Antanta şi Puterile Centrale (iulie 1914 – martie 1915)
The Outbreak of World War 1 and Greek Neutrality in the Light of the Diplomatic Relations with the Entente and the Central Powers (July 1914 – March 1915)

Summary/Abstract: Once with the outbreak of World War 1, the system of alliances that resulted following the Balkan Wars proved its futility. The Greek-Serbian alliance of 1913 did not compel Greece to enter the war when Serbia was attacked by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1914. The Balkan stage became polarized and the desire to maintain neutrality proved to be illusory. In Greece, the pro-Entente political forces, coagulated around the charismatic liberal prime-minister Eleftherios Venizelos, opposed the forces who favoured the Central Powers, represented first and foremost by King Constantine I. The ambassadors to Athens of the states from the two major alliances played an important role, as they exerted their influence on the decision makers of the Greek state: the Crown, the Government, the General Staff, the Parliament, the political parties and, secondary, the public opinion, the Orthodox Church, the press. The present article analyses in detail the first phase of the events, from the start of the war to the operation in the Dardanelles.

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