In the nation of Iran (which English speakers of the time called “Persia”), both Britain and Russia have a military presence, with Turkish troops crossing the border. As a result, Iran suffered famine, disease, and hardship during the war, despite formally remaining neutral.
In Greece, the question of whether to join the Allies split the government and led to what is known as the “National Schism.”
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
String Quartet in F Major
Composed in 1903 by Maurice Ravel. Public domain.
Performed by The Musicians from Marlboro and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.
Closing War Theme
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Just curious if an important part of the podcast is calling places by the name they call themselves then why are you referencing the ancient city of Byzantium by the name of Constantinople instead of Istanbul?
Because I am in this case doing what I decided not to do with Iran, that is, call the city “Constantinople” during the time that was common usage in English and then switch to Istanbul when the Republic of Turkey comes into being.