The Armenian Genocide — also known as the Armenian Holocaust, Great Calamity or the Armenian Massacre — was the forcible deportation and massacring of hundreds of thousands to over 1.5 million Armenians during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire.
It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern, systematic genocides, as many Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide. To date twenty-one countries have officially recognized it as genocide. The government of the Republic of Turkey rejects the characterization of the events as genocide.
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It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern, systematic genocides, as many Western sources point to the sheer scale of the death toll as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians. The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide. To date twenty-one countries have officially recognized it as genocide. The government of the Republic of Turkey rejects the characterization of the events as genocide.
All 6 parts are available for viewing here.
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I'll watch on one condition. That we Greeks (Ionian and Pontic) as well as the Assyrians get our due. Hey Armenians, stop hijacking the freakin' genocide! It wasn't just you! Sorry. That just pisses me off, as everyone knows;)
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(I'm going to need an entirely new graphic for that one)
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