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= = =The Armenian Genocide  = project created by Cody S, Billy M, & Nicole T

 "... the Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war, and the failure to act against Turkey is to condone it.. the failure to deal radically with the Turkish horror means that all talk of guaranteeing the future peace of the world is mischievous nonsense." - Theodore Roosevelt, May 11 1918, letter to Cleveland Hoadely Dodge

**"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" - Adolf Hitler** 



 **What is a genocide?:** Genocide  is... the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. The term "genocide" did not exist before the year of 1944. It is a specific term, referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the ethnic group. By definition genocide can involve, killing members, causing serious metal harm to members of the group, or deliberately inflicting on the group's conditions. Many cases of group-targeted violence have occurred throughout history. Governments have murdered around 175 million people during the 20th century. Most of which, was the 110 million killed due to communist governments scattered across the world.


 * The Armenian Genocide summary:**

Armenian and Turks lived in harmony in the Ottoman empire for many centuries. Nationalism, a new force in the world, made ethnic groupings self conscious, and the Ottoman empire began to fall. This became known as the "sick man of Europe" and the only thing holding it together was the European's powers' lack of agreement on how to split up. The Armenians became isolated as the only major christian minority. Armenians and Turks began to have conflicting visions of the future. The government began to treat the Armenians worse and worse. Massacres and fighting began for the search of independence. The Armenian Genocide took place between 1915 and 1918. There was an outstanding amount of deaths totaling around 1,500,000 deaths. = =



Where **did this genocide take place?**

Who **were the victims and the perpetrators?**

Why **did this genocide happen?**

How **did the world react to this genocide?

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