Armenian Genocide - Anita Ruangrotsakun (ebook reader ink .txt) 📗

Map of Ancient Armenia

 

 

 Ancient people first settled into modern Armenia around 3000 BC. It was used as a buffer state between "the Greeks and the Romans to the west and the Persians and the Arabs of the Middle East" (Gill). Armenia was often divided between empires and other Armenian rulers.

A

 

 

 is for Armenian Genocide, an even hidden in the shadow of World War 1.

 

 

B

 

is for the background, the rich history, of Armenia, which was the first state to adopt Christianity as the official religion.

 

C

 

is for the colleciton of states the Ottoman Empire acquired during their rise.

 

D

 

is for the decline of the Empire after the loss of the Balkans.

 

E

 

is for the equality the Armenians demanded, no longer satisfied as being second-class citizens, the revolutions of the time sparking their own rebellion.

 

F

 

is for the fear that Christians were taking over the Turks' Islamic Ottoman Empire.

G

 

is for the German and Turkish alliance during World War 1, made in hopes of reclaiming territory.

H

 

is for the Hamidiye soldiers who massacred Armenians and set the example for open assault.

I

 

is for Istanbul, filled to the brim with Muslim refugees who told horror stories of the Christians.

J

 

is for Jemal, Talaat, and Enver, the three ministers of the Marine, of the Interior, and of War, who formed a coalition called the Young Turks.

K

 

is for all the killing and torture, persecution and murder the Armenian citizens had to go through.

L

 

is for the leaders of the Young Turks who got angry at the Armenians who were found helping the army of Russia, the enemy.

M

 

is for a major defeat against Russia, and