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The Armenian Genocide Saint Paul Public Schools亚美尼亚种族灭绝圣保罗公立学校

The Armenian Genocide The first genocide of the 20th Century The Ottoman Empire, 1914 Background of Armenia Armenia was a part of the Ottoman Empire. While the empire was Muslim, Armenians remained Christians. They were tolerated, but did not experience full equality under Islamic law. In 1867, Sultan Abdul Hamid II, came to power and attempted to stop the many revolutions within his empire. He did this mainly by encouraging Muslim groups to settle in Armenian lands. Sultan Abdul Hamid II, also known as the “Red Sultan” for his role in the genocide. Armenian Background Cont… This caused wide spread conflict and in 1894, Hamid falsely charged the Armenians for rebelling without authority. The Muslims, backed by the Ottoman Empire, were allowed to attack the Armenians. Over the course of the next 2 years, 200,000 Armenians died from attack and/or starvation. The Young Turks In 1908, a group of young intellectuals over threw the sultan-called The Young Turks. This new leadership sought to make the Ottoman Empire exclusively Turkish and Muslims. In 1910, the Armenians were labeled enemies of Muslim Turkey (due to not fitting the above description) Enver Bey, the leader of the Young Turks. The Genocide Begins In 1914, Turkey entered WWI. A military offensive against Russia ended in disaster and Turkey accused the Armenians of aiding Russia. On April 24, 1915-Turkish authorities arrested and executed Armenian leaders in Constantinople. This date would be forever remembered as the beginning of the Armenian genocide. The Genocide Continues… In June 1915, the Armenian population was deported to the desserts of Syria and Iraq. Prior to deportation, all able-bodied males were shot. 25% of those that left Turkey would eventually arrive in Syria and Iraq. The majority of people were either murdered or died of thirst and starvation along the way. The Genocide Ends In 1919, the Young Turks were put on trial for war crimes and were found guilty for the destruction of the A