The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299, and collapsed in 1922. It was one of the long lasting empires in the world from middle ages to modern times. According to Quataert, the Ottoman Empire was a significant non-Western country. The success of the Ottoman Empire in the world began with the Byzantine Empire’s failures because besides other positive things, diversity or multiculturalism and religious tolerance in the Ottoman Empire empowered the Empire, and made the Empire live long. As for the research question that is how the diversity affected on the Ottoman Empire, and how the Ottoman Empire used its advantages for years, multiculturalism embraces all ethnic and religious communities and tries to keep them together.…
They could not change what was going on even if they tried to. Still with all this hate the Armenian people prospered getting good education and income for the time. This heightened between the two groups as of their resentment for the Armenian people doing well. In the late 19th Century after years of prosper the Ottoman Empire started to collapse losing lots of it's land in Europe and Africa. This caused problems in the government and economics creating pressure between ethnic groups.…
The Slaughterhouse Province The book I read is entitled “The Slaughterhouse Province: An American Diplomat’s Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917” (Aristide D. Caratzas Publisher). It is considered the first unearthed eyewitness account from a neutral party, published by a diplomat about killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians who lived in the Ottoman Turkish Empire. The reports in the book were written by Leslie Davis, who was a lawyer and U.S. consul in Harput in eastern Turkey from 1914 to 1917. Susan Blair, a researcher compiling proof of the Armenian genocide found the 132-page report in the National Archives, after they were declassified.…
In the past hundred of years many genocide atrocities have occurred, taking a toll on human lives, and influencing the history of countries worldwide. The Armenian Genocide and Cambodian Genocide occurred at two very different times, but there are connections between the two that make them comparable. The Armenian Genocide beginning on April 24, 1915 was under the rule of the Young Turks, who wanted to to turkify the Ottoman Empire, by ridding it of any Non- Turks, especially those of whom were Christian. During the seven years of this destructive genocide nearly one point five million Armenians were dead or removed from the country, yet the Turkish government today does not acknowledge the genocide happening. Along with the Armenian Genocide,…
The Ottomans intentions were for the Armenians to have the minimal possibility of survival during their journey to the Syrian Desert. They were purposely exposed to situations where they were being robbed for their belongings. Where they had to watch their family and friends be held at ransom and watch them be stripped naked for their clothes. Most of the women and they young children were being detained. They had to travel thousands of miles without any food or drinks and along the route to the desert the Ottoman’s purposely had placed killing units with swords and bayonets ready to slaughter the Armenians no matter their age or…
It involved Armenian men, women, and children. Turks disliked Armenians because of their religious beliefs and the facts that they were jealous of the Armenians. The Armenians had education and wealth, they would even send the children off to finish their education in America or Paris, while the Turkish had little businesses, worked in farms, and had little money. The genocide then began in April 24, 1915 because the Armenians believed in Christianity. They also accepted Christianity as their state religion.…
When the Turks felt their power being tested by the Armenians, they took military action against them. The Turks believe what was done was understandable and necessary to protect the state’s survival from the rebellious Armenians in a time of war. Those on the Armenian’s side say that the huge deportations and massacres of the unthreatening, peaceful Armenian people by the unrelenting Turks should be considered genocide. Those in favor of the Turks are mostly from the Turkish State and also include some historians. Many deniers of the genocide will blame the Armenians, saying: (Suny 932).…
Welcome to the Armenian Genocide. The very beginnings of the Armenian Genocide took place in a country where the Armenian minority had less social…
In this book, the author addresses the misconception that Jews always enjoyed a friendly and beneficial relationship with the Ottoman Empire. By analyzing a variety of previously unstudied primary documents, she demonstrates that this was a relatively new concept conceived in the late stages of the empire which was promoted by Jewish leaders, beginning in the Constitutional era and continuing until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War 1, in 1918. Chapter One, "Lessons in Imperial Citizenship," is primarily focused on the beginnings Ottomanism and how this policy affected Jews within the empire. The chapter starts with the Ottoman Constitution of 1876, and concludes with the Ottomans' defeat in the war with Russia, 1877-78.…
From 1915-1918, however, the Armenian people were massacred by the Young Turks of the Ottoman Empire, supposedly for being Christian in a primarily Muslim empire. Although the Armenians were an impoverished group, “a small minority had excelled as best they could… with many serving as professionals, businessmen, lawyers, doctors, artists, architects and skilled craftsmen” (Armenian, unitedhumanrightsnation.org). These people were categorized by their differing religion, despite their work to bring culture and help the declining empire. The identities of the Armenians pulled from their religion, as well as from their empire, but once the genocide began, they must have lost their faith in their God, as well as in themselves. Similar to this, many Jewish victims of the Holocaust also felt the loss of faith after they were discriminated against for their religion.…
They were forbidden to carry weapons or ride atop horses and camels. Whenever they got mistreated the Armenian didn’t have any weapons to protect themselves with. Mistreatment of the Armenian became normal for Turkish people. When one sees that one group is getting mistreated then others follow…
After years of being discriminated, the Armenians thought that they would finally be treated equally when the Young Turks came to power. They soon realized the Young Turks were much worse than the previous government. Under the rule of the Young Turks, the Armenians were exposed to brutal psychological…
Let us consider , another problem is the between the European Union and Turkey are Armenian genocide. Some European Union countries have accepted that Turkey people have made a genocide for example, Germany, France,Netherland and Italy but what is interesting is the fact that the French and German allegedly kill the thousands of Jews who are known to everybody and the fact that the French made them in Algeria, in this case, they are reacting in some cases because of the double standards normally made by the European Union of the Turkish government. European Union applies double standards against Turkey in the majority. The EU imposes double standards in Turkey, as we have seen in many examples in the past. While many countries like France, Britain and Belgium are tightening their terror laws in order to combat terrorism, it is demanded that Turkey soften terrorist laws.…
who again are Armenian but this is not said explicitly. There will also be scenes showing the deportation of the Armenians from the Caucus region, but not any atrocities. In the final battle the hero will be in a bunker with his friends and a grenade is thrown through the window, wanting to save his friends the hero throws himself on top of the grenade. Exploding beneath him, he is comatose for the rest of the war. Escaping with only the loss of one of his eyes and a body full of shrapnel.…
The passage brings out the important themes in the novel which is the controversy surrounding the Armenian Genocide and the effect of that genocide on those who survived it. The quote reveals how Peter Balakian on his journey through life to discover his roots and fate of his people, the Armenians. Peter Balakian is able to piece together his family history through the Armenian genocide and discovers that the past has much influence over the present and future. Peter Balakian expresses his “loss” feeling after he understands the history of his people, the Armenians. Peter has hope that one day, the people of Armenian will be recognized and that the genocide will be accepted.…