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What struggles has Armenia gone through in order to become a nation-state?

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What struggles has Armenia gone through in order to become a nation-state?

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Armenia is a mostly christian nation. 95% of its citizens are christian. This has led to conflicts with surrounding nations. The most well known and deadly struggle was the Armenian genocide which took place from 1915-1917. The main conflict was the christian religion of the Armenians and the muslim religion of the Turks. Throughout the genocide, an estimated 1.5 million armenians were killed.

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Is Armenia going to succeed in their quest to becoming a nation-state?

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Is Armenia going to succeed in their quest to becoming a nation-state?

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Armenia has throughout history become a very good example of a nation-state. Although, at one point in time they were also part of the Ottoman Empire. During this time Christians (majority of Armenians) were forced to pay higher taxes then muslims. Except for that, Armenians were treated fairly well. Until the Turkish Empire fell and the "Young Turks arrived" These turks wanted Armenians gone because of their faith. They were forced out of this empire and killed, beaten, and abused. After this Armenian Genocide Armenians went back to being self ruled.

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How well does Armenia represent a nation-state

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How well does Armenia represent a nation-state

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Armenia has an ancient cultural heritage, being traced back to 3500 BC. Today, Armenia is almost completely mono-ethnic. The population is 98% Armenian, 1.8% Kurd. A strong majority of Armenians are christian and follow the Apostolic Church. The majority of Armenian's also speak Russian.

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What is the history behind Armenia's quest for a nation state

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What is the history behind Armenia's quest for a nation state

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The armenian people have lived in the
Caucasus region of eurasia for 3,000 years. During the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire took control of the land surrounding Armenia. The Turks of the Ottoman Empire were almost completely muslim and the armenians were almost completely christian. The christians were taxed heavily and had few political and legal rights. In 1908 a new government came to power in Turkey. They began to try ethnic cleansing in order to create their idea of a perfect Turkey. This led to the necessity of their own state for the armenian nation.