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 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very bottom of the page. Apr 23, 2015 the mass killing of armenians by ottomans is said by some to have been the 20th centurys first genocide. It is a history that is as relevant today as it was in the 1940s. This is one of the most frequently asked questions about the atrocities of 1915 that killed 1. The socalled armenian question is generally thought of as having begun in the second half of the nineteenth century. The great massacres and persecutions of the past seem almost insignificant when compared with the sufferings of the armenian race in 1915. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Down below you can find the answers to some of your questions concerning this topic. The armenian genocide also known as the armenian holocaust or the armenian massacre is a term which refer to the forced mass evacuation and related deaths of hundreds of thousands or over a million armenians, during the government of young turks from 1915 to 1917. An earlier version of this legal opinion was published by the european. 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.
Apr 03, 2020 armenian genocide, campaign of deportation and mass killing conducted against the armenian subjects of the ottoman empire by the young turk government during world war i 191418. Head for the future is an education initiative by the historical society of pennsylvania in partnership with wells fargo. Online museum visit the armenian genocide museum of america. Armenian claims and historical facts ministry of foreign. For years the young turk government had seen their armenian population as opposition to rebuilding the empire, which had been declining for some time. Introducing the armenian genocide facing history and.
In recent years, there has been a handful of lawsuits billed as attempts to gain reparations for the armenian genocide. In 1918, armenia finally got their independence after it was in the stateless condition for almost 600 years. Affirmation of the united states record on the armenian genocide. Several facts in connection with the genocide are a matter of ongoing dispute between parts of the international community and turkey. The armenian genocide of 1915, while causing substantial loss of life, also had enormous economic consequences. What were the causes of the armenian genocide, and who led it. Fielding common questions related to the history that documents.
A brief history of the armenian genocide sara cohan i am confident that the whole history of the human race contains no such horrible episode as this. It is a history that is as relevant today as it was when the nazis began their march through europe. Armenian genocide, campaign of deportation and mass killing conducted against the armenian subjects of the ottoman empire by the young turk government during world war i 191418. Armenian genocide, campaign of deportation and mass killing conducted against the armenian subjects of the ottoman empire by the young. The story of the armenian genocide and its legacies is told in facing historys newest resource book, crimes against humanity and civilization. Of the 153 industrialists, were armenian and 20 were turkish. Armenian genocide was systematically applied in the land occupied by the ottoman empire during the world war i. Holocaust and genocide education asks, what does the mandate require. Social education 696, pg 333337 2005 national council for. Urartu, which existed in eastern anatolia starting about 3000 b. The armenians were starved, massacred and tortured during the armenian genocide. Facts about armenian genocide talk about the attempt of the young turks to remove the armenians from the ottoman. Of the 9,800 shopkeepers and craftsmen, 6,800 were armenian and 2,550 were turkish.
One can easily point to the russoturkish war 1877 78 and the congress of berlin 1878 which concluded the war as. Such is the nature of genocide, that the perpetrators wish to eradicate any record of the victimized. Armenian federation for justice and democracy in brussels in april. Henry morgenthau, american ambassador to the ottoman. Facts about armenian genocide talk about the attempt of the young turks to remove the armenians from the ottoman empire. Of the 37 bankers throughout the country, no fewer than 32 were armenian.
Armenian genocide also known as armenian holocaust or armenian massacre refers to two distinct but related events first the campaigns conducted against the armenian subjects of the ottoman empire by sultan abdulhamid ii in 189496 and second to the deportation of armenians by the young turk government in 191516. Sometimes called the first genocide of the twentieth century, the armenian genocide refers to the physical annihilation of armenian christian people living in the ottoman empire from spring 1915 through autumn 1916. Each pdf file exhibit is the product of extensive research and incorporates a rich archive of photos, maps, and illustrations. The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 april 1915, the day that ottoman authorities. The genocide against the armenians 191523 and the relevance of. The autonomous region of mountainous karabagh also known in america as nagornokarabagh recently declared independence from azerbaijan because of continued persecution, oppression, and human and civil rights violations by the azeri turks. Armenian genocide simple english wikipedia, the free. The ottoman government, moving quickly, arrested an estimated 250 armenian intellectuals on the night of 24 april 1915. Of the 150 exporters, 127 were armenian and 23 turkish. Introducing the armenian genocide facing history and ourselves. Starting mostly in the late 19th century, various ethnic groups and regions of the ottoman empire started agitating for independence.
It raises important questions about our own responsibilities as individuals. The committee on foreign affairs, to whom was referred the res olution h. This lesson explores the armenian genocide, which took place during world war i. Social education 696, pg 333337, 2005 national council for the social studies, adapted for the genocide education project by the author. Just before the first world war there were around two million christian armenians living in the ottoman empire. Armenian genocide recognition is the formal acceptance that the systematic massacres and forced deportation of armenians committed by the ottoman empire from 1915 to 1923, during and after the first world war, constituted genocide. The accused were found guilty in the judgment of 5 july 1919, of the organization and execution of the crime of massacre against the armenian population. The ottoman empire ruled over all of anatolia and significant parts of europe, north africa, the caucasus and middle east for over seven hundred years.
Turkish governments denial of the genocide, pursued aggressively by interference in the internal affairs of other states, and supported by threats to the welfare of vulnerable groups and the strategic interests of great powers. Economiclegal perspectives on the armenian genocide. Although it is generally agreed that events said to comprise the armenian genocide did occur, the turkish government rejects that it was genocide, on the alleged basis that the deaths among the armenians, were not a result of a statesponsored plan of mass. In 1915, during world war i, leaders of the turkish government set in motion a. The indonesian genocide files, as she calls the intelligence archive, confirm a narrative of army culpability. Smiths analysis of the denial of the armenian genocide deals with some of the universal features of denial as rejection of fact and as defence mechanism, as rationalization and justification by dehumanization of the victims, and as distortion by ambiguity, euphemism, and literalness. Armenian genocide herbert welsh, founder of the indian rights association, also took on other social causes. Of the 166 ottoman importers, 141 were armenian and turkish. Important new scholarship has established that depriving armenians of their homes. The armenian genocide also known as the armenian holocaust was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1. Introduction the armenian genocide was the intentional dissipation committed against the armenian people by the ottoman empire. A case study of the first modern genocide of the 20th century student handout 1 homework 1 a brief history of the armenian genocide source. They completely removed from the historic west armenia and asian minor.
Whether within the events leading to the collapse of the ottoman empire genocide was perpetrated against armenian ottoman citizens in eastern anatolia. With benjamin whitaker as the new special rapporteur, the armenian genocide was finally mentioned again in 1985. The day to commemorate the armenian genocide was on 24th april. Oct, 2018 this question is asked every few weeks here. By the end of wwi, eastern anatolia, where the muslims and armenians had lived together for a thousand years, was in ruins and the population had been. From the sources that have survived, we have compiled the following ten disturbing facts about the armenian genocide. It was largely an agricultural society, the sultans reign was far from absolute and in some remote regions local. Scholars explore the history of the armenian genocide, the role of perpetrators and ordinary people, the choices made by turkey and the united states, and questions of judgment and legacy. An incontrovertible genocide, the denial would be without significance but for the massive web of. The armenian genocide was the systematic killing and deportation of armenians by the turks of the ottoman empire.
The mass killing of armenians by ottomans is said by some to have been the 20th centurys first genocide. Historian roger smith describes this as a process 1article 230 of the treaty. In 1915, there were about 2 million armenians living in what was then the ottoman empire. Armenians charge that the campaign was a deliberate attempt to destroy the armenian people and, thus, an act of genocide. But the standard turkish denial semantics are that the deaths were just the unfortunate results of a campaign. The armenian genocide crimes against humanity and civilization. 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 genocide of the armenians kit this resource provides the opportunity for a multimedia approach to teaching the history and legacies of the armenian genocide and the challenges of responding to crimes against humanity. The genocide against the armenians 19151923 and the. Armenian genocide, including austria, the united states and france, each of which had previously supported the turkish position in 1974. The population of the armenians was rapidly declined by 1923. Fact sheets provided by center for armenian research.
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