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What was the political situation like within and outside the country when the Armenian genocide took place?
During the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire was experiencing significant political turmoil, including World War I and the collapse of imperial power. The Young Turk government, motivated by nationalist ideology, targeted the Armenian population, perceiving them as a threat to the state. Internationally, many nations were preoccupied with the war, leading to limited intervention or condemnation at the time. The geopolitical landscape was further complicated by the interests of major powers, which often prioritized their strategic goals over humanitarian concerns.
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What country was involved in the Armenian genocide?
The Ottoman Empire was involved in the Armenian Genocide.
Who did the Armenian genocide kill?
Any Armenian child, woman, or man residing in the country of Armenia and surrounding areas.
Who attempted to kill all Armenians?
The Armenian Genocide started in 1915. It was systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) during and just afte WW1. The genocide ended in 1923.
What country was denounced for its participation in the genocide of the Armenian people during World War 1?
Turkey.
What country did the Armenian genocide happen in?
It took place in modern Turkey, but it was called the Ottoman Empire at that time.
What countries were involved in armenian genocide?
Armenia, Greek and Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire, also Rwanda, Cambodia, Guatemala, Turkey, China, Ukraine. ____ One needs to distinguish between perpetrators and victims.
Why should the US be interested in the Armenian genocide?
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?
Why did the Pope call the Armenian mass killings of 1915 a genocide?
If the question is asking why the Pope mentioned the Armenian genocide at all, it is because it is the 100th anniversary of the start of the genocide. There were commemoration ceremonies in Armenia and around the world and the Pope was commiserating.If the question is asking why the Pope characterized the Armenian genocide as a genocide, it is because it is a genocide (as much as Turks whine and complain about how much they do not like that term). A genocide is a deliberate attempt to extinguish a group of distinct people. That is exactly what happened when whole towns of Armenians were forced out of their homes, marched for hundreds of kilometers, shot, and buried in mass graves as a consistent policy led by Young Turk leaders like Ismail Enver or Mehmed Talaat. The scholarship on this issue is quite clear. Those who argue against it have been proven to either, (1) be Turkish themselves, and therefore have a stake in Turkey being exonerated, or (2) have received publicly acknowledged funds from the government of the Republic of Turkey, which compromises their scholarship.
Is Rwanda a genocide?
No. Rwanda is a country where a genocide occurred in the 1990s.
What is the purpose of Armenian genocide?
The Young Turks, the political group in power of the Ottoman Empire in 1915, had originally agreed to allow the Armenians to have much more equal rights than they did before under the rule of the sultan, Abdul Hamid. However, as they hoped to see the Ottoman Empire return to their former glory, they wanted to expand eastward. However, the eastern section held most of the Armenian population. They would have to move them out of the way so they could expand. When WWI broke out, many Turks began growing suspicious of the Armenians forming a "secret alliance" with the Russians, the country they happened to be fighting. They realized that this was an opportunity to solve "the Armenian question," as the rest of the world would understand their dire measures they had to take to bring back the power of their Empire. They confiscated any weapon any Armenian owned, and began the Armenian Genocide.
Why did the Turks do the Armenian genocide in 1951?
The Armenian Genocide happened in 1915. Armenians lived in their historical homeland for more than 5000 years, had kingdoms, cities, churches and schools. In the 13-14 centuries the Turkish nomad tribes came to the region, invaded the country of Armenians. Later they created the Ottoman Empire, a part of which was Western Armenia. Armenians were the intellectual Elite of the country, they were the richest shopowners, they were poets, politicians, doctors. Armenians were rich and what is more important they were CHRISTIAN, while Turks were Muslim. And there was the "Armenian Problem", where European countries exacted benefits from Turkey by trading on the problems of the Armenian community. This made the Armenians an effective scapegoat to "show" how the European Nations always made Turkey to do their bidding. Thus, the Best explanation is that Taliat Pasha (one of the organizers) gave : If there is no Armenian, there is no Armenian Problem". Armenians as rightful owners of the land were a great threat for Turkish Tyrants.
What caused the Armenian genocide of 1915?
Unkindness and discrimination were what caused Turks to murder Armenians. I had the pleasure of hosting an exchange student from Armenia, his country still hates the Turks for what they did. They got away with it and to date, they have not been held accountable for their war crimes. ----- The Armenian nationalist movement wanted to separate but as they were always minor in the region they started terrorizing. This started a civil war. Armenians started that. ____ There is a very influential lobby that denies the Armenian Holocaust. The Turks had been gleefully massacring the Armenians off and on since 1896. However, any mention of the Armenian genocide sends the modern Turkish government into a fit of blind rage. In Turkey you can be sent to prison for saying that the Ottoman Empire committed genocide. It's amazing that the Turkish government is allowed to refuse to face up to the past. The arguments used by denialists are generally very similar, whether they are denying the Nazi genocide of the Jews or the Ottoman genocide of the Armenians. Claims that the victims started it by fighting the bullies are just laughable.
