The Ottoman empire was replaced by the republic of turkey, who committed genocide on the ottomans, and eliminated over a million of the population which consisted of two million in 1915. The Ottoman empire ceased to exist in 1925 but the population was completely eliminated in 1923. The now Turkish republic encountered a lot of Armenian population who were a minority because they consisted Christian and the turks were an islamic based people with a hate for the Armenians.
The victims were Armenian people because they were christian based population. The young turks were a islamic based population and did not agree with the ways of the Armenians and committed the genocide. Armenians were a really religious group associated with the religion christianity. …show more content…
Only in one instance did the entire population of an Armenian settlement manage to evade death.”) they were in their regular homes the Armenians were treated better compared to other genocides they were not sent to camps or beaten they were taxed higher and starved. The young turks killed the armenians a lot of sites insist that it was not a genocide but instead a massacre. Armenian historians now claim 1.5 million people were murdered or starved to death in the Syrian deserts. In recent past the historians have increased the number from 500,000 to 1,500,000.
5.Explain the relevance to what you (the student) already know about the European Jewish Holocaust during World War II
This massacre is different from the jewish holocaust in many ways but in some ways same. The differences include the following. The armenians were not held/captured, they were not put to work for the turks, the armenians were taxed higher where the jew were not taxed. However there are some similarities between vth two events. The aremeninas were forced to walk long distances and were starved by the turks it was religion against religion
The victims were Armenian people because they were christian based population. The young turks were a islamic based population and did not agree with the ways of the Armenians and committed the genocide. Armenians were a really religious group associated with the religion christianity. …show more content…
Only in one instance did the entire population of an Armenian settlement manage to evade death.”) they were in their regular homes the Armenians were treated better compared to other genocides they were not sent to camps or beaten they were taxed higher and starved. The young turks killed the armenians a lot of sites insist that it was not a genocide but instead a massacre. Armenian historians now claim 1.5 million people were murdered or starved to death in the Syrian deserts. In recent past the historians have increased the number from 500,000 to 1,500,000.
5.Explain the relevance to what you (the student) already know about the European Jewish Holocaust during World War II
This massacre is different from the jewish holocaust in many ways but in some ways same. The differences include the following. The armenians were not held/captured, they were not put to work for the turks, the armenians were taxed higher where the jew were not taxed. However there are some similarities between vth two events. The aremeninas were forced to walk long distances and were starved by the turks it was religion against religion