page_title: Greece–United States relations
section_title: World Wars
hierarchical_section_title: Greece–United States relations / History / World Wars
caption_attribution_description: English: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF AHEPA GREEK AMERICAN SOCIETY
context_page_description: Greece–United States relations, also known as Greek–American relations, refers to bilateral relations between the Hellenic Republic and the United States of America.
  Due to the strong historical, political, cultural and religious ties between the two nations, Greece and the United States today enjoy excellent diplomatic relations and consider each other an ally. Modern diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in the 1830s after the Greek War of Independence and are today regarded as cordial.
  Greece and the United States have long-standing historical, political, and cultural ties based on a common western heritage, shared democratic values, and participation as Allies during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War and the War on Terror.
context_section_description: The U.S. was active in providing humanitarian aid to Greece after the devastation it suffered in World War I.
  During World War II, the U.S. opposed the British plan to restore King George II of Greece to the throne because he was closely associated with fascism. Instead, the U.S. helped to establish a regency but did not oppose British efforts to defeat the communist insurgents.
  The British took a leading role in helping the Greek government fight the insurgency. When its financial crisis forced it to cut back, the British turned that role over to the U.S. in 1947, until the end of the Greek Civil War in 1949.
caption: President Franklin Roosevelt in meeting with members of the order of AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association), 1936
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