The Nationalist Greeks got the support of the West European nations because.

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They were fighting against the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

They had sympathies for ancient Greek culture.

Greece is considered the cradle of European civilization.

All of the above

answer is D.

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All of the above are correct options. The West European countries backed the Nationalist Greeks because:
1)      The Greek war of independence kindled nationalist emotions among the educated elite throughout Europe.
2)      The Greeks were under the supremacy of the Ottoman Empire since the fifteenth century.
3)      The Greeks’ struggle for independence began in 1821 due to the spread of nationalism in Europe.
4)      Due to their fondness for ancient Greek culture, the Greeks lived in exile, and many West Europeans supported the Greek Nationalists.
5)      Greece gathered admiration from the artists and poets and was regarded as the Cradle Of European Civilisation. They contributed to mustering a unanimous public accord and supported the Greeks in their struggle against the Ottoman Empire.
6)      Lord Byron, the English poet instrumental in arranging funds and fighting in the war, succumbed to fever in 1824.
7)      Eventually, Greece was declared an independent nation following the Treaty of Constantinople in 1832.
             Hence, all of the above options are right.

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