What if Greece Joined the Central Powers

It's a well known fact that Greek entry into World War One on the side of the Entente was one of the key factors in achieving an Entente Victory. But, the road to Greek entry wasn't a straight one. While the Prime Minister, Eleftherios Venizelos, supported the Entente, the King, Constantine I, supported Germany, with the two of them engaging in a bitter dispute over what Greece should do. And, it was only after Venizelos split the country in two through his National Schism that Greece would finally end up joining the Entente. But, even the Entente won, the war wasn't quite over for Greece. But, what if, in an alternate timeline, Greece had joined the Central Powers? How might Europe, and the world, have changed? Enjoy!

MUSIC:

Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Background
3:06 Dispute
4:39 National Schism and Entry
7:18 Recap
7:40 Scenario

[TheHatersarebad]

What if China permanently collapsed during the Three Kingdoms Period and never reunited? What effects would it have throughout Asia and Europe?

[georgios_]

It's actually impossible for Greece to have joined the Central Powers. Maybe they'd have stayed neutral (that was the pro-german position) Also, Germany promised Serbian borderlands to Greece to remain neutral, on top of the Aegean Islands and Epirus.

[ellismarquez]

Had Greece joined the Entente sooner, it would have been in a better position to claim Constantinople, Smyrna, and all of Thrace. Venizelos must have known this.

[familygash]

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:*
What if Turkey lost it's 'War Of Independence?'

[crazmapping]

I don't see how Greece joining the German side would mean Germany would defeat France, since Germany had only 18, 000 men on that front, while the French would actually have more troops on the Western front without sending any to Greece in this world.

[danielsantiagourtado]

Amazing video man!

Idea: What if napoleon III won the franco-prussian war?

[Lepidivs]

Also a great video surrounding the Greeks would be "what if the orlov revolution and the Greek plan of Catherine the great succeeded"

[ari]

Finally, a Josh alt-hist video that isn't just a history video with a short alt-history afterthought at the end.

[jeffjones]

King Constantine looks like he could be played by JK Simmons in a movie.

[facoulac]

As a greek, thank you for putting us on the spotlight. I think its highly unlikely that greece would pursue or accept colonies, as it was too weak to rule them.

[maximusjackassicus]

King Constantine and Kaiser Wilhelm II were not half brothers. Constantine was married to Wilhelm's sister which would make them brothers in law.

[mattthesilentRED]

Venizelos: Hey, the Central Powers kinda just invaded Serbia who we have an alliance with. You think maybe we should help them out?
Constantine: Nah, the Central Powers are gonna win, we should just stay out.
Venizelos: Hey, the Ottomans just joined the Central Powers! This is a HUGE opportunity to get all that land we wanted! Can we join the Entente now?
Constantine: I already told you we're staying out.
Venizelos: But what about the Greeks in the-
Constantine: WE'RE STAYING OUT, THAT'S FINAL!
Venizelos: DUDE! THE ENTENTE JUST MADE A LANDING IN GALLIPOLI AND ARE TOTALLY ABOUT TO DEFEAT THE OTTOMANS! WE SHOULD JOIN THE ENTENTE SO WE CAN GET IN ON THE WIN!
Constantine: WHAT PART OF "WE'RE STAYING OUT" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
Venizelos: But I already kinda told Britain we were gonna join so-
Constantine: B- YOU WHAT!? THAT'S IT, YOU'RE FIRED!
Venizelos: Hey, I just got elected Prime Minister again, so I'm back! So Bulgaria just attacked Serbia, so can we PLEASE join the Entente now and honour our alliance with Serbia?
Constantine: NO!
Venizelos: Cool, thought you'd say that, so I let the British Army in and now they're occupying all of Northern Greece.
Constantine: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO FIRE THE SAME GUY!? GET OUT, YOU'RE FIRED!
Britain: Hey dude, listen, we REALLY need you to join us and help us out right now, so how's this sound? If you help us out, we'll give you... ALL OF CYPRUS. That sound good? We REALLY need you to help us out right now.
Constantine: I DON'T CARE, I'M NOT JOINING YOU! GO AWAY!
Britain: OKAY, WELL SCREW YOU TOO!

[vesuncho]

great video as always. lovely to see greater bulgaria realize its dreams

[onix]

alternate history is on a roll this week, so many videos to watch

[Tdc]

6:27 I thought it was going to be NordVPN, this is the most shocking and astonishing video I've ever seen!

[martoneniris]

What if George 1 of Greece survived his assasination
And joined the antant in WW1 when the British offered Cyprus tho the Greek Nation in WW1

[mattthesilentRED]

What if James Stuart the Old Pretender was raised by William III and Mary II?

[s.t.]

It really took 7 minutes to start the scenario

[ιωαννηςσπυριδης-εκ]

king constantine wanted to join against the ottamans but she wanted to assault through land but the entente attacked through sea which they lost and constantine was right that if they attacked only one sea they will fail

[makedonas_ellhnas]

Since you make videos about Greece I would like it if you made a video of a scenario that shows a world were count Kapodistrias wasnt assasinated and how Greece would have ended up if he governed for all the seven years he was supposed to