The Greek history from 1821 to the present is a sequence of tragedies intertwined with psychological dramas, successes alongside failures. The Catastrophe of 1922 was undoubtedly a tragedy for its protagonists. For mainland Greece, which welcomed them, the refugees represented a gift of ethnic unity, particularly in Macedonia and Thrace.

In 1922, a wave of Hellenized Greeks arrived from Asia. The refugees from the coasts and Pontus, having developed in a multinational environment, cultivated their Greek elements so that, when they reached Greece, they could contribute to its ethnic unity at a time when multinational states, at least in Greece and Turkey, had come to an end.

The book "22 Questions and Answers about '22" is an attempt to simplify a complex historical phenomenon that combines political, social, economic, and military parameters. The arrival of 1,300,000 refugees (not only Greeks) into a country with a population of just 5,450,000 constituted the largest integration problem in all modern European history.

1. What is the basis for the resurgence of Hellenism in Asia Minor?
2. How did the Balkan Wars affect the fate of Greeks in Asia Minor?
3. How were the two political camps created that led to the National Schism?
4. What was the state of the Greek economy before and after the Catastrophe?
5. What were the Greek claims in Asia Minor and what was the stance of the Allies before and after the elections of 1920?
6. What was the significance of the campaign against Ankara and its failure for the future of Greek forces in Asia Minor?
7. How did the hope for recovery collapse and how was the protection of the destruction of the Greeks in Asia Minor accomplished?
8. How did the Turkish attack on August 26, 1922, and the breakout of Greek forces take place?
9. Are there objective testimonies regarding the responsibilities of the two opposing factions concerning the Asia Minor Catastrophe?
10. What was the role of minorities and refugees in the political system after 1922?
11. What were the relations of British foreign policy with Greece after the elections of November 1920?
12. What is the significance of the Lausanne Conference for Greece?
13. What is the importance of the Greek-Turkish Friendship Pact of 1930?
14. What is the significance of the Investigative Committee in the internal disputes of the Venizelist military?
15. What are the debts of the KKE to the Catastrophe and the Macedonian issue?
16. What is the value of the book by Maravelekis-Vakalopoulos on the refugee issue?
17. What is the significance of the work "Peoples and Races of Asia Minor" by Georgios Kleanthis Skaliaris?
18. Which names of Asia Minor Greeks remain significant for the later progress of Greece?
19. Which text about the Catastrophe stands out?
20. A key bibliography for the Catastrophe?
21. What are the Greek-Bulgarian relations and the conditions of Greek occupation of Thrace?
22. AS A CONCLUSION. What are the conclusions regarding the results of the Catastrophe?