Armenian Genocide Persuasive Essay

The Armenian Genocide was the Muslim Ottoman Empire’s attempt to exterminate all of the Christian Armenians who were living in the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s. Nationalism was rising and many nations wanted to become their own state: one of these nations included the Christian Armenians. The Ottoman’s then accused the nation of supporting Russia’s plans against the powerful empire. The Ottoman’s then slaughtered up to 1.2 million innocent Armenians. There is a current debate about whether the international countries had done enough to respond to the genocide occurring under the Ottoman Empire’s rule. Even though other nations, such as The United States, Germany, and Britain, had convincing excuses to not try to stop the Armenian Genocide.

The United States Government stated the situation was a domestic affair and it neither affected American lives nor their interests. This argument completely counteracts the United States’ actions occurring at the same exact time in World War I. Woodrow Wilson, The then President of the United States stated in his speech to declare war, “Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is involved,” and explains that the people of the world must be kept safe. Also, Wilson states they the United States has so much power that they must save the innocent people being harmed by the Germans in World War I. In the case of the Armenians, the United States said it was not their responsibility to intervene, but in their decision to enter World War I they said it was for the “peaceful and innocent lives (that cannot be paid for)”. While the United States claims that it must maintain and restore peace in the world; the situation occurring in the Ottoman Empire wasn’t a concern of the American Government . To ignore the atrocities being acted upon the Armenians had no valid excuse; this was just plainly inconsiderate to the victims and inhuman of the other