There was a lot of commotion going on so the Turksthought that everyone would be concetrating on the war so they wont notice that they were trying to exterminate the Armenians.
That took place in Turkey.The Armenian Genocide took place in Armenia and around Southeastern Europe killing over 60% of the Armenian population.
The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire took place from 1915-1917.
All three of these massive crimes (Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, and the Rape/Massacre of Nanking) are GENOCIDESthat took place in the first half of the 20th century.
Armenia, Greek and Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire, also Rwanda, Cambodia, Guatemala, Turkey, China, Ukraine. ____ One needs to distinguish between perpetrators and victims.
The United States did not directly respond. this was in l9l5 when World War I ( then styled the European War) was in progress. US was not in the fight until l9l7, and public opinion was mostly anti-war. Therefore the Armenian massacre received little media ( at the time almost entirely newspaper) attention, events in European War such as various battles land, and sea, yes, but Armenia was a backwater compared to say, the Somme or Vimy or the French theatre of operations in general.
1915 to 1918
The Armenian Genocide took place in 1915 till 1923 in the Ottoman Empire. According to different sources the genocide had a death toll of 600.000 to 1.800.000 people in the Armenian population.
That took place in Turkey.The Armenian Genocide took place in Armenia and around Southeastern Europe killing over 60% of the Armenian population.
The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire took place from 1915-1917.
More commonly called the Armenian Genocide of the Armenians, 1.5 to 2 million Armenians were killed in Turkey during and just after World War 1. Most of the world considers it to have been a genocide but the modern Turkish government insists the deaths were the result of widespread poverty and disruption at the end of the war and not a targeted killing of Armenians.
It took place in modern Turkey, but it was called the Ottoman Empire at that time.
All three of these massive crimes (Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, and the Rape/Massacre of Nanking) are GENOCIDESthat took place in the first half of the 20th century.
Armenian Genocide is commemorated on 24 April every year. It took place in 1915, however earlier deportation to death and massacres were practiced in Ottoman empire from 1880's.
Armenia, Greek and Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire, also Rwanda, Cambodia, Guatemala, Turkey, China, Ukraine. ____ One needs to distinguish between perpetrators and victims.
The United States should care about honoring the suffering of people who were butchered for who they were and what they believed, especially since the United States is a country founded by people who fled the Old World specifically because of ethnic and religious persecution -- just like what the Armenian, Pontic Greek, and Assyrian people suffered in the Ottoman-led genocide.Additionally, US Recognition of the genocide may force Turkey to become more introspective about its consistent denial of this unfathomable crime. To read more about the Turkish stance on the Armenian Genocide, please see this Related Question: Why does the Turkish government deny that a genocide took place?
Genocide has taken place throughout history and has been done to many different races and nationality's
The United States did not directly respond. this was in l9l5 when World War I ( then styled the European War) was in progress. US was not in the fight until l9l7, and public opinion was mostly anti-war. Therefore the Armenian massacre received little media ( at the time almost entirely newspaper) attention, events in European War such as various battles land, and sea, yes, but Armenia was a backwater compared to say, the Somme or Vimy or the French theatre of operations in general.