The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian genocide was a systematic killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915-1923. The Young Turk government saw the Armenian population as a threat and used World War I as cover to begin mass deportations and killings. Men were killed, women and children were raped and murdered during forced marches. After the war, the new nation of Turkey refused to acknowledge the genocide and still denies it occurred despite photographic evidence. Recognizing this genocide is important to prevent future atrocities.