Venizelism

Venizelism is a nationalist, culturally and economically center left, based on the policies of Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos. It belives in larger welfare programmes, land reform and free education and also in Republicanism and greater protection of the common people, but is also very irredentists and supports the Megali idea.

History
The story of Venizelism starts with the cretan revolution of 1896 against the Ottoman empire where young polititian Eleftherios Venizelos became the minister of justice. He became even more distinguished in the next Cretan revolution in 1905 where he and some other revolutionaries declares unification with Greece, but they failed in achieving their main goal. Venizelos would again enter the political the political stage in 1910 where he would be invited by military league to take over, but he refused to do so, without an election first, which he won in a landslide and would spend the next few years implementing reforms. The next important even would be the Balkan wars where he would take over the northern and western Aegean, Epirus, Macedonia and his homeland of Crete. In the great war he would be kicked from the government by the king, because he wanted Greece to join the war, but he would create his own government in Thessaloniki and join the war for the Entante. After the war, he would argue for the completion of the Megali idea but he refused to start the war without an election first, which he would go on to lose even when he won a majority of the popular vote. He would take over again after the war, where his main issue would be to help the Pontic Greek refugees.

How to Draw

 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with blue,
 * 3) Draw a white cross,
 * 4) Draw a black anchor in the centre,
 * 5) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:WelfChauvin.png]] Welfare Chauvinism - My more extreme brother.
 * [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Republicanism - The only good form of government.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] Social Democracy - The best economic system.
 * [[File:Soclib.png]] Social Liberalism - Am I seeing double?
 * [[File:Pop.png]] Populism - We must fight for the common people!

Frenemies

 * [[File:Metaxi.png]] Metaxism - You might have been a [[File:Monarch.png]] monarchist, but atleast you stood up for Greece.

Enemies

 * [[File:Ottoman.png]] Neo-Ottomanism - We must liberate our people from your oppresion!
 * [[File:Kemal.png]] Kemalism - You are even worse.
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchism - Our loss in the war is your fault.
 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Communist scum!
 * [[File:Islamfash.png]] Islamic Fascism - Stop killing Greeks!

Wikipedia

 * Venizelism
 * Liberal Party (Greece)
 * Eleftherios Venizelos