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To respectfully honor, commemorate, and tell the story of those who lost their lives during the Armenian genocide, people need to learn about the Armenian genocide.

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Armenian refugees sleeping in the desert

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Armenian refugees sleeping in the desert

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Deportation of Armenians throughout the Ottoman Empire

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Deportation of Armenians throughout the Ottoman Empire

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A book called Genocide in Armenia by Jeri Freedman and Zoe Lowery suggests that "On April, 27, 1915, the U.S. government appealed to the Turkish government to take steps to stop killing the Armenians. Turkish government officials told the U.S. State Department that it would not be allowed to send Red Cross doctors or nurses to help the Armenians... In response, in October 1915, the United States sent a message through Ambassador Morgenthau to the Turkish government. If the Turks continued to engage in the atrocities against the Armenians, Morgenthau wrote, it would 'jeopardize the good feeling of the American people toward Turkey'" The U.S. tried to stop the genocide but Turkish government officials told the U.S. government not to help the Armenians. The U.S. replied by saying if the Turks did not stop, American people would not have positive feelings toward Turkey.

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One event going on in the world at the same time as this genocide was World War 1. The U.S. officially entered the war on April 6, 1917, with its Allies - Britain, France, and Russia. Another event that was going on in the U.S. was the first publication of the Stars and Stripes. The first publication of the Stars and Stripes occurred on February 8, 1918.

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A book called Genocide In Modern Times: The Armenian Genocide written by Jeri Freedman also reports that "In May 1915, the Ottoman government passed the Temporary Law of Deportation. This gave the government legal authority to deport Armenians at will, simple by declaring them to be suspected of treason... Once the Armenians were removed, all of their property was seized by local Turks and any money they kept in banks was taken by the government." In order to get rid of the Armenians without killing them, was to deport them. They passed the Temporary Law of Deportation in May 1915. This started the elimination and seizing of all Armenians.

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A book called Genocide In Modern Times: The Armenian Genocide written by Jeri Freedman informs the reader that "The government claimed that the Armenians were in a league with the Russians and that they were a threat to the country's security. In light of the propaganda, World War 1 provided the Ottoman government with the perfect opportunity to rid itself of the Armenian Christians whose presence in the empire had bothered it for so long. In 1915, the government issued an order stating that Armenian Christians had to be eliminated." The government thought that Armenians were is a special league with Russians and therefore a threat to the country's secutiry. The rest of the world was focusing on World War 1, so it gave the Ottoman government an opportunity to eliminate all the Armenians.

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An article called the Armenian Genocide by Noah Berlatsky emphasizes "Being Christians, Armenians in the Muslim Ottoman Empire were never trusted by the authorities...for the right to live in the Muslim Ottoman Empire, Armenians had to pay special taxes...Despite the bribes Armenians paid, the villages where they lived were often attacked by local Turks. During Abdul Hamid II's reign, the conflict between the Armenian and the Turks in the Ottoman Empire came to a head." Armenians never had it easy when it came to government approval. They were frequently attacked and had to pay special taxes. During Hamid's reign, the conflict between Armenians and the government got stronger than ever before.

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The Armenian genocide started because of a multitude of reasons. 

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The Armenian genocide started because of a multitude of reasons. 

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Encyclopedia Britannica also argues that "Major countries—including the United States, Israel, and Great Britain—have also declined to call the events a genocide, in order to avoid harming their relations with Turkey. In 2015 government officials in Turkey offered condolences to the Armenian victims, but Armenians remained committed to having the killings during World War I recognized as a genocide." Other countries have also denied that this event was a genocide to keep Turkey happy. Turkish government officials have offered sympathy to the victims, but Armenians remained devoted to having these mass killings recognized as a genocide.

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The International Criminal Law Review found on EBSCO claims that "The Turkish authorities may deny that it was a genocide; some nations or governments may still keep silent about it for geopolitical reasons. But, as we are seeing with recent developments, denial has become a dead end. The genocide, the forced exodus of Armenians from their centuries-old homeland, confiscation of Armenian properties and devalidation of Ottoman citizenship of Armenians are not fiction, but concrete facts." Many countries kept silent about their opinions on this genocide because for foreign affair purposes. They also kept quiet so that they could maintain positive relationships with Turkey.

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Encyclopedia Britannica states "The Turkish government has resisted calls to recognize it as such, contending that, although atrocities took place, there was no official policy of extermination implemented against the Armenian people as a group." Turkey does not recognize this genocide because they claim despite the fact that hundreds of thousands, died during this time, there was no official policy of extermination.

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Countries do not recognize the Armenian genocide for various reasons. 

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Countries do not recognize the Armenian genocide for various reasons. 

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The Ottoman Government carried out the genocide. The Christian Armenians of the Ottoman Empire were the victims in this genocide.

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The Armenian Genocide occured in the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire is parts of present day Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and other middle east countries

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The Armenian Genocide happened because a branch of the Young Turks formed a political party called the Committee of Union and Progress. This political group decided to go after Christian Armenians in the Muslim Ottoman Empire. It was estimated that roughly one million Armenians were killed or deported.

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April 1915 - May 1918