The Armenian Genocide Analysis

Do you know what a genocide is? According to Webster’s Dictionary a genocide is “the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group.” There is a total count of thirty documented genocides in history. Twenty-nine of them are recognized by the United States as a genocide and one is not, also known as the Armenian Genocide The Armenian genocide is familiar to some but not many, as of 2015 should the United States recognize this as genocide? Armenia, was the first nation to allow Christianity as its state religion. During the 11th century, the first Turkish invasion occurred. By the 16th century the Ottoman Empire had vastly grew controlling Armenia. In later years three leading reformed-minded Turkish nationalists also knows as Young Turks; took full control of the government and grew even more hatred towards the Armenians. With religious disagreements and disbelief between the Turkish and the Armenians; in 1915 a year after WW1, the killings began. Not all the deaths were conquered by weaponry or by ammunition. There were an estimate of 40,000 Armenian men in …show more content…
There would be some con’s if recognized. As of right now the USA is allied with Turkey. Turkey Is currently our bridge to Iraq. Accepting this as genocide will put our relationship at risk with Turkey and Recently Pope Francis spoke of the genocide; and him being the first Pope to use the term Genocide instead of calling it a mass murder. Just because of this one event the leader of Turkey forced the Pope to restate his speech and too not use the word genocide; if the President of the United States where to officially recognize this as a genocide extreme measures would be taken. Turkey is in complete denial towards the situation. According to an article from the Oxford Journal many of the nationalists got out of their trials without a