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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1939, April 13 | |
| Britain and France guaranteed Greek independence and integrity following the Italian conquest of Albania (See 1939, April 7). | 1 |
| 1939, Sept. 3 | |
| Greece remained neutral on the outbreak of World War II. | 2 |
| 1940, July 1 | |
| The Italian government threatened to take action against Greece on the ground that British warships were using Greek territorial waters in their attacks on Italian ships. | 3 |
| Oct. 28 | |
| Italian forces attacked Greece, creating a state of war. The Greeks offered a stout defense. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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