In today 's culture, when we hear about the World Wars of the 20th Century, we hear about the lives that were lost in combat. We also hear about the infamous Holocaust, where more than 6 million Jews, among others, died during World War II. One such event, like the Holocaust, occurred during World War I. This event is known as “The Forgotten Genocide”, and it took place within the Ottoman Empire. It is estimated that during the early 20th Century, over 1.5 million Christian Armenians in that region lost their lives, and consequently, their land at the hands of the Ottoman and Turkish governments. Welcome to the Armenian Genocide. The very beginnings of the Armenian Genocide took place in a country where the Armenian minority had less social
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One of the very first alliances that were made was between Germany and ironically, the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the Ottomans started to focus their attention on the Armenian people, as they were already suspicious in the Turk 's view. As time went on, many people were deemed to be a risk that could result in the downfall of not only the Young Turks but also the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the Ottoman Empire and the Young Turks were not only responsible for the Armenian genocide but also responsible for the Assyrian and Greek Genocides between 1914 and 1918, killing at least another 1.1 million people. Because these atrocities went unpunished, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler believed that as people forgot the Armenians, they would soon forget the Jewish people that died from his policies. He even asked at one point, “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” Sadly, Hitler was correct, as the Armenian 's gruesome demise was not officially recognized until the 21st Century, almost 100 years …show more content…
On one side, the Turkish government is arguing that this genocide was not a crime against humanity. In fact, according to the Turkish government, the Armenians were a foreign enemy. To this day, many governments have been reluctant to acknowledge this genocide, as Turkey is a reliable ally of the Western World, including the EU and the United States. As a result, many people have been forced to pursue justice on their own, which led to, out of many things, Operation Nemesis, which targeted the leaders behind the massacre. The men behind those assassinations have never been found to this
One of the very first alliances that were made was between Germany and ironically, the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the Ottomans started to focus their attention on the Armenian people, as they were already suspicious in the Turk 's view. As time went on, many people were deemed to be a risk that could result in the downfall of not only the Young Turks but also the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the Ottoman Empire and the Young Turks were not only responsible for the Armenian genocide but also responsible for the Assyrian and Greek Genocides between 1914 and 1918, killing at least another 1.1 million people. Because these atrocities went unpunished, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler believed that as people forgot the Armenians, they would soon forget the Jewish people that died from his policies. He even asked at one point, “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” Sadly, Hitler was correct, as the Armenian 's gruesome demise was not officially recognized until the 21st Century, almost 100 years …show more content…
On one side, the Turkish government is arguing that this genocide was not a crime against humanity. In fact, according to the Turkish government, the Armenians were a foreign enemy. To this day, many governments have been reluctant to acknowledge this genocide, as Turkey is a reliable ally of the Western World, including the EU and the United States. As a result, many people have been forced to pursue justice on their own, which led to, out of many things, Operation Nemesis, which targeted the leaders behind the massacre. The men behind those assassinations have never been found to this