Armenian Massacres
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Ottoman Empire, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: 1894-1915
Article abstract: At issue: Turkish responsibility for efforts to exterminate the Armenian minority population within the Ottoman Empire. Result: Genocide of the Armenian people.
Background
The Armenian Massacres grew out of the longstanding discontent of the mostly Christian Armenian population inside the Muslim Empire of the Ottoman Turks. Throughout the nineteenth century, anger at harsh taxation policies, the desire for religious freedom, and encouragement from Russia and missionaries from Europe and the United States had intensified the historic...
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