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Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire

Armenians are accused of revolting and conspiring with Russian forces.

They falsely accused Armenians in order to paint them as the bad guys and seize control. They had the cover of the war at this point as justification.

(Group 2)

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October 1914, Leaders are summoned and arrested. Legally suppressing political power of the entire group, no activists to speak out.

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In March 1915, it is clear that the Ottoman Empire's goal was to exterminate the Armenian Genocide. While all events previously could be said to be "dethroning" them and kicking them out, but the order to systemically kill them is clearly evident of genocidal intent.

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April 1915, Burning of Armenian Monastery, the government attempts to start hiding information that is going on in the country, 24000 Armenians killed within 3 days. Mass killing of Armenians as well as violent acts against their culture.
Also there was public hanging of 20 Armenian leaders.

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August 1914: Ottomans start actively discriminating against Armenians, and destroying their businesses.
September 1914: Ottomans start to limit what the Armenians can do, such as defending themselves.
October 1914: Any political power that the Armenians had is removed, and all outside contact is stripped of them.

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Some Armenian soldiers in the Turkish army are executed on orders of the military governor.

Turkish and Kurdist forces attack Armenian villages in NW Persia

February 1915

70 gendarmes attack the village of Koms and kill the Armenian leader and all people with him.

Turkish soldiers are regularly entering Armenian towns and raping, looting, and killing

December 1915
- A telegram clarifies that the purpose of deportations is annihilation.

All of these prove that the Ottomans used violence to annihilate the Armenian population.

(Group 2)

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April 1915, August 1915, October 1915, and November 1915

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Anything from February 1915-October 1918
Feb 15: Turkish soldiers are regularly entering Armenian towns and raping, looting, and killing

Mar 15: A dispatch from the Turkish central committee announces a decision to exterminate the Armenians.
April 15: 24,000 Armenians are killed in 3 days
May 15:New York Times reports that Young Turks had adopted a policy to annihilate the Armenians.
June 15:Orders are issued to distribute Armenian orphans to Turkish homes
October 15: Immunity from prosecution is guaranteed to those who carry out the massacres of the Armenians.
December 15: Orders issued for the killing of Armenian priests.

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No. Those who deny the Armenian Genocide are ignoring the evidence.

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No.

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February 1915-- Ottoman government's intentions/actions switch from discriminatory treatment towards actively seeing to kill Armenians (soldiers regularly entering Armenian towns and killing, looting)

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no.

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March 1915 order to exterminate Armenians, mass slaughter of Armenians in Sivas in June 1915,  massacring of Armenian soldiers in the Turkish army (July 1915), dec 1915 order issuing the killing of Armenian priests

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no.