The Armenian Genocide

WHAT CAUSED THE GENOCIDE

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The Armenian nationalist movement wanted to separate but as they were always minor in the region they started terrorizing. This started a civil war. The civil war killed about one-and-a half million of people, and a deliberate destruction on the Ottoman Empire. Many Armenians tried to escape but they got deported and killed."The Armenian Genocide is said to be the first genocide of the twentieth century."( http://www.socyberty.com/History/Armenian-Genocide.80907) The Turks thought that the Armenians might possibly gain power so the Turks decided to kill them.