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= Armenian Genocide: Where and When =

 Where: The Armenian Genocide was, in majority, held in the countries Turkey and Armenia. Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria held routes for death marches, concentration camps, deportation sites, and massacre sites. Armenia, at the time, was a huge country and by the end of the genocide they lost 90% of there land.

Many deserts are found in the middle east. These deserts were sites for the massacres, and also held routes for the many death marches. For the Turkish progression, these deserts were much valued as they were perfect to leave Armenians to die of starvation and dehydration.



 When: The Armenian Genocide began in 1915 and did not end until eight years later in 1923.

1915- Official start of the Armenian Genocide. Organized campaigns in the Turkish government began the deportation and annihilation for the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

While the Armenian Genocide was going on, World War I held up the rest of the world. Even if other countries wanted to help, they were already preoccupied with a major growing war.

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