Finally, an end to a long era on October 30, 1918, the Ottoman Empire surrendered. Shortly after Turkish citizens who were involved in this genocide quickly escaped to Germany. This escape did not last long as the Armenian banned together and formed a group called the Armenian Nationalists. This group tracked the Turks involved and assassinated them themselves. Post genocide, approximately 388,000 Armenians had remained in Turkey, however, violence continued to occur until 1923. In March of 2010, the United States Congressional panel voted to recognize that this genocide took place. Turkey had worried that this vote would affect the foreign affairs between Washington and Turkey. Turkey is an important ally of the United States as well as other
