On April 24th 1915, the lives of many Armenians in the Ottoman empire changed forever. The Ottoman rulers, like many of the country’s people were Muslims. So, although they allowed minorities- such as Armenian christians- to maintain residence in the large territory, these minorities were subject to unfair and unjust treatment like higher taxes or political restrictions. But, in spite of these setbacks, these Armenians still remain happy and even excel in their home country. The Armenian christians tended to be more wealth and better educated than their Turkish counterparts which made them jealous and suspicious of the Christians’ “growing resentment” towards the Turkish. The Turkish spectacle of the idea that the Armenians were actually
