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Armenian Genocide

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Perpetrators When: 1915 - 1922 Who: The Young Turkish Government (Nationalism) Ismail Enver Pasha (1881-1922) Member of the Young Turk Triumverate Genocide Organizer Mehmed Talaat Pasha (1847-1921) Leader of the Party of Ittihat ve Terakki Genocide Organizer Jemal Pasha (1872-1922) Member of the Young Turk Triumverate Genocide Organizer Doctor Nazim (1872-1926) Executive Committee of Three

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Victims Dead: 800,000 to 1.5 million (approx. half of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire) Causes: Execution, death marches, torture, famine, epidemic diseases Targets: Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire Refugees: ~500,000 Armenian refugees Armenian woman kneeling beside dead child in field within sight of help and safety at Aleppo

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Death March Routes

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Summary of Genocide - Timeline 1909: Ottoman Empire is overthrown in the Young Turk Revolution. 1914-1918: World War I Feb. 1919: A court martial to address war crimes is convened in Constantinople. Jan. 19, 1920: The Allies formally recognize the independence of Armenia. 1900 1923 1914 1918 1915: First violent acts committed Armenians under the guise of WWI. April 24, 1915: Selected Armenian elite arrested, deported and killed, followed by ongoing massacres and deportation across villages within Turkish territory. Sept. 5, 1915: The government orders all Armenian orphans to be given Turkish names. Oct. 5, 1915: The Turkish government confiscates the Armenian lands by a provisional law. 1922: Lausanne Conference convenes.

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Countries that Recognize the Armenian Genocide 1. Argentina 2. Belgium 3. Canada 4. Chile 5. Cyprus 6. France 7. Germany 8. Greece 9. Italy 10. Lebanon 11. Lithuania 12. Netherlands 13. Poland 14. Russia 15. Slovakia 16. Sweden 17. Switzerland 18. United States 19. Uruguay 20. Vatican City 21. Venezuela Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers, 1915 Armenian refugees at the pyramid made from the skulls of Armenian martyrs

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Resources The History Channel Armenian Genocide: http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute: http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/index.php http://www.genocide-museum.am/eng/index.php Armenian National Institute: http://www.armenian- genocide.orghttp://www.armenian- genocide.org Museum of Tolerance Armenian Genocide: http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5163019/k.A 02E/Armenian_Genocide.htm http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5163019/k.A 02E/Armenian_Genocide.htm