I have heard about Armenian Genocide before and it always seemed interesting, but I have never read anything related to this subject, so I thought this is a good chance to acquaint myself with it. The purpouse of my report is to give an overview of Armenian Genocid, its causes and consequences. In my report I also provide a brief overview of the Armenian Massacre, the Young Turks, the Young Turk Revolution and ordeals that Armenians had to go through. 1. The Amenian Genocide and its causes 1.1. Armenian Genocide Armenian Genocide (also known Armenian Holocaust) took place during World War I (1915- 1917), when Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire were systematically exterminated and deported by the ,,Young Turk" goverment. The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the 20th Century. During the genocide two million Armenians living in Turkey were
Local collaboration. Hanging people left and right in 45 for collaboration. Topic for public debate, very sensitive. Liberal democracies can handle better than quasi-dictatorships. Holland most volunteers to SS. 29 April Jacob Schiff, tried to dry up anti-Semitic tsarist Russia, turn of century, not give loans. Failed, European banks kept giving loans, profit. More connected to Europe than Russia. Jackson-Vannick laws, 70s. Commerce, twist arm to allow Js, also Ger and Armenians, to leave. Could buy everything from Canada, Australia, etc., that could have got from US. Declarative level. What was actually done. Europe has economic potential to influence Russia. Germany, France biggest consumers. US could sell energy to Europeans for cheap? There's an ocean. Trade or human rights. Gates open at end of 80s, many reasons, not just J Movement. Antisemtism in Ukraine today? Information, not facts. Chaos. Chabad rabbi, not accepted by R Js. In Put's pocket; flattering
people. Turkey doesn't recognize this, according to them it was the I WW, Armenia was pro-Russia, so they hostile to Turkey and it was necessary for protection (this is absolute BS). Gas chambers were introduced here, they used water steam to kill breast-feeding children o NAZI'S holocaust. Hitler: "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Not only Jews were killed. o 1932-1932 starvation among Ukrainian peasants, their grain was taken away to the west; several million people dead. This is also not recognized by Russia they said it was because of bad weather, that it was targeted at all peasants, later they said that the hunger also reached Russia. All BS, according to statistical datas, only in 2 soviet