1915-1923 “the forgotten genocide” “the first time it was reported that our friends were being...
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1915-1923 “The Forgotten Genocide”
“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. When a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.”
1915-1923 “The Forgotten Genocide”
“The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. When a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.”
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MAP OF ARMENIA: pg 300
MAP OF ARMENIA: pg 300
1-1.5 million killed
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Definition of GenocideDefinition of Genocide
• The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.
• The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group.
• Concentration Camp• Deportee• Ethnic Cleansing• Exterminate• Forced Labor• Gas Chamber• Massacre• Propaganda• Refugee Camp
• Concentration Camp• Deportee• Ethnic Cleansing• Exterminate• Forced Labor• Gas Chamber• Massacre• Propaganda• Refugee Camp
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So why did it take place?
So why did it take place? • The Ottoman Empire was on the side of the Central
Powers. (Germany/Austria-Hungary) • There were few Armenian-Russians fighting against the
Ottoman’s using it as a reason to exterminate the Armenian race.
• The Ottoman Empire was trying to spread the Muslim religion and the Armenians were CHRISTIANS.
• The Ottoman Empire also wanted Armenia’s natural barrier to Russia’s attacks. (Eastern Turkey belongs to Armenia).
• The able bodied men will be targeted.
• The Ottoman Empire was on the side of the Central Powers. (Germany/Austria-Hungary)
• There were few Armenian-Russians fighting against the Ottoman’s using it as a reason to exterminate the Armenian race.
• The Ottoman Empire was trying to spread the Muslim religion and the Armenians were CHRISTIANS.
• The Ottoman Empire also wanted Armenia’s natural barrier to Russia’s attacks. (Eastern Turkey belongs to Armenia).
• The able bodied men will be targeted.
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April 24, 1915 “Red Sunday”
April 24, 1915 “Red Sunday”
• Ottoman authorities arrested 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders from Constantinople (later resulting in public hangings) WHY?
• Remember: (90%) Christians and Jews: 2nd Class Citizens
• Problems existed long before the massacres. Can you say NATIONALISM!!
• Ottoman authorities arrested 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders from Constantinople (later resulting in public hangings) WHY?
• Remember: (90%) Christians and Jews: 2nd Class Citizens
• Problems existed long before the massacres. Can you say NATIONALISM!!
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GUILTY? OF WHAT?GUILTY? OF WHAT?
• The Muslim Turks ACCUSED the Christian Armenians of supporting Russian plans against the Ottoman Empire.
• When the Armenians protested repressive Ottoman policies, the Sultan had tens of thousands of them slaughtered.
• More than 2 million Armenians lived in Turkey before the Genocide.
• 600,000-1,500,000 people killed from disease/starvation.
• The rest were driven from their ancestral home through deportation in the deserts with out food and water
• The Muslim Turks ACCUSED the Christian Armenians of supporting Russian plans against the Ottoman Empire.
• When the Armenians protested repressive Ottoman policies, the Sultan had tens of thousands of them slaughtered.
• More than 2 million Armenians lived in Turkey before the Genocide.
• 600,000-1,500,000 people killed from disease/starvation.
• The rest were driven from their ancestral home through deportation in the deserts with out food and water
The Armenians Were marched through the desserts of Syria.
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What do they think?What do they think?• Unfortunately, most of the perpetrators were
FREED, despite pledges by the Allies to punish them.
• The Republic of Turkey still maintains that the deportation of the Turkish Armenian population during WWI was for civil unrest and NOT genocide.
• The only reason Turkey is not part of Europe is because they do not recognize the genocide actually happened. (even today)
• Unfortunately, most of the perpetrators were FREED, despite pledges by the Allies to punish them.
• The Republic of Turkey still maintains that the deportation of the Turkish Armenian population during WWI was for civil unrest and NOT genocide.
• The only reason Turkey is not part of Europe is because they do not recognize the genocide actually happened. (even today)
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60 Minutes Armenian Genocide
60 Minutes Armenian Genocide
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BBC Armenian GenocideBBC Armenian Genocide
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THE ENDTHE END
Who does this inspire?