Running head: THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 1
Case Study - Imperialism and Genocide
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, THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 2
The Armenian Genocide
While conducting research and understanding WWI, I have depicted an incline of
fatalities consisting of individuals losing their lives because of the cold war. I do want to add
that many Armenians also lost their lives in this war. Unfortunately, however, not many
countries remember or want to remember as to why the Armenians died in this event. This
paper will introduce some of the leading causes that introduced the genocide. This paper will
also discuss why some of these causes are not vastly known.
After reading in our textbooks, I have found that the Armenian people lived in a
Caucasus region of Eurasia (History, 2010). This means that their kingdom was known to be
independent and were the first ones to declare their religion of Christianity (History, 2010).
During the fifteenth century the Armenians were ruled under the Ottoman empire which were
Muslims. The Armenian categories were known to be a threat to the Turkish people because
they had a certain thirst of growth in academics and morals. However, the Turkish people seen
this as a threat to them.
Shortly after, the Turkish government told their citizens that the Armenians were to be a
threat to them and to their government. That is when the Turks entered the War to all Christians
including the Armenians. Here is where I would like to introduce Nationalism.
Nationalism in simpler terms is a strategy of my people/country is better than yours.
This is what the Turks were trying to emphasize. They allowed imperialism to take control of
them and their people which took them over. They also used social Darwinism which gave them
the green light to show that they were more powerful than the Armenians which led to showing
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Case Study - Imperialism and Genocide
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, THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 2
The Armenian Genocide
While conducting research and understanding WWI, I have depicted an incline of
fatalities consisting of individuals losing their lives because of the cold war. I do want to add
that many Armenians also lost their lives in this war. Unfortunately, however, not many
countries remember or want to remember as to why the Armenians died in this event. This
paper will introduce some of the leading causes that introduced the genocide. This paper will
also discuss why some of these causes are not vastly known.
After reading in our textbooks, I have found that the Armenian people lived in a
Caucasus region of Eurasia (History, 2010). This means that their kingdom was known to be
independent and were the first ones to declare their religion of Christianity (History, 2010).
During the fifteenth century the Armenians were ruled under the Ottoman empire which were
Muslims. The Armenian categories were known to be a threat to the Turkish people because
they had a certain thirst of growth in academics and morals. However, the Turkish people seen
this as a threat to them.
Shortly after, the Turkish government told their citizens that the Armenians were to be a
threat to them and to their government. That is when the Turks entered the War to all Christians
including the Armenians. Here is where I would like to introduce Nationalism.
Nationalism in simpler terms is a strategy of my people/country is better than yours.
This is what the Turks were trying to emphasize. They allowed imperialism to take control of
them and their people which took them over. They also used social Darwinism which gave them
the green light to show that they were more powerful than the Armenians which led to showing
This study source was downloaded by 100000847795904 from CourseHero.com on 07-07-2022 11:55:59 GMT -05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/65629741/Beidoun-Week-1-Assignment-Case-Study-Imperialism-and-Genocidedocx/
