Despite the fact that the armenian genocide was widely recognized and reported on when it was occurring, it slowly began to fade from the memories of those outside of armenian circles in the years following world war i. The armenian genocide was the systematic killing and deportation of armenians by the turks of the ottoman empire. In 1915, during world war i, leaders of the turkish government set in motion a. It was largely an agricultural society, the sultans reign was far from absolute and in some remote regions local. A unique feature of the armenian genocide has been the longstanding efforts of successive turkish governments to deny its. They completely removed from the historic west armenia and asian minor. The 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very bottom of the page. The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 april 1915, the day that ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from constantinople now istanbul. The perpetrator of this crime against humanity was the ottoman government. To download a pdf of this guide free of charge, please visit. The population of the armenians was rapidly declined by 1923. It raises important questions about our own responsibilities as individuals. The history of the armenian genocide download the history of the armenian genocide ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The genocide against the armenians 19151923 and the.
Economiclegal perspectives on the armenian genocide. Download pdf the history of the armenian genocide free. The armenian genocide also known as the armenian holocaust was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1. Historian roger smith describes this as a process 1article 230 of the treaty. For nearly a century, the armenian lobby has attempted to portray these actions as a willful, deliberate attempt to commit genocide of the armenian people a. A documentary by andrew goldberg supplemental teaching guide by the genocide education project 1 introduction the armenian genocide 19151923 was the first modern genocide of the twentieth century. It is a history that is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s. Important new scholarship has established that depriving armenians of their homes.
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