In 2007 the journaling world was shaken up when a Turkish- Armenian journalist was shot in front of his office. This man was Hrant Dink; he often spoke out against the government claiming that the Armenian genocide indeed happened. In one of his reports he claimed that the Turkish national anthem had lines in it that were discriminatory towards the Armenian population. He was given a six-month prison sentence that was later upheld by the court. Turkey is considered the eighth deadliest country for journalists, because if they speak out against something and the Turkish government gets offended those journalists can be harassed, threatened, and in Hrant’s case killed (Hrant Dink 1). Currently in Turkey, they do not acknowledge that the genocide ever happened they claim that their country is unable to commit such a heinous crime against their people, when in reality they did commit the crime and they were pretty successful. It is important to be aware of genocide because when crimes like these are committed people need be educated about them so they can take action against them (Rouben 1). The Armenian genocide is a very different and interesting genocide, not because when it was happening it was interesting, the future after the genocide was interesting as the Turkish government pretends it never happened and people in the country never learn about it and can never speak out against what they are being brainwashed to believe.
The Armenian genocide began in 1914 right when World War I was happening. It targeted the Armenian people of the Ottoman Empire; this is because the Armenian people follow the religion of Christianity, while people in the Ottoman Empire/Turkey area were Muslims (Rouben 1). The Ottoman Empire is located in t...
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...o try and stop it is to be accepting and not fill themselves with hate. If the world did not have to be full of hate and people thinking they were better than others imagine how much more peaceful it would be. Of course one cannot just stop judging, but being able to judge people keeps the safe, being able to judge someone and hate them because they are different is not going to help anything. The Turkish area does not seem to want to ever recognize the genocide. They claim that their country is very peaceful and unable to do wrong, like genocide. In fact though Turkey is on multiple list claiming that it is indeed a very dangerous country. This on top of the fact that it is hard to cover up the disappearance of millions of people makes it very hard to believe that- a) the genocide never happened and b) that Turkey is supposedly a very peaceful and perfect country.
In short, the majority of Turkey’s allies did nothing about the ordeal in the end. Basically brushing the entire event off. Eventually, the already small and fragile Armenian republic was given no support from the allies as a whole, and collapsed upon itself. As for the Turkish, in the successful obliteration of the vast majority of the Armenian people, they destroyed many priceless masterpieces, libraries and churches that had belonged to the Armenians. In Turkey, it’s illegal to even mention the topic of the Armenian Genocide.
Can genocide ever be stopped? For decades the UN (United Nations) has tried to abolish all kinds of genocide; unfortunately, we do not believe in equality as a species, and this perfect utopia seems impossible in our day and age. In 1994, during the genocide in Rwanda (one of the bloodiest genocides of all time) the United Nations tried to make a stand and stop this massacre once and for all. Grievously, the UN’s mission terminated due to the lack of resources; the UN military was forced to watch while the genocide continued(Document A). Genocide has been occurring for decades, anything from clans like the KKK to the extermination of Jews during WW2. Genocides happened to a multitude of minorities, ironically, no one has made a considerable stand to stop them. Generally speaking, the abolishing of genocide seems unattainable in our modern day due to 3 reasons: Lack of media attention, Human innate stubbornness, and abominable people.
Human rights violations, unfortunately, have been common in all parts of the world for thousands of years. Not all abuses lead to world attention or mass causalities, but large-scale tragedies that do gain notice often involve the use of propaganda. Propaganda has often been used to promote an individual leader, political party or government’s agenda, which will often tyrannize specific groups. The definition of propaganda according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary and for this paper is, “the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.” One of the major questions many have when investigating the causes of genocide and why average citizens often accept and at time tolerate mass violence and permit their friends and neighbors rights to be taken away. To understand this issue we must look to past examples of propaganda that demoralized and demonized entire communities that eventually lead to genocide. During the Nazi rule in Germany and the genocide in Rwanda in the mid-1990s there have been clear cases where misinformation has been used in order promote violence and repress the rights of citizens. More often than not, similar manipulation and deception techniques have been used during these periods to oppress the basic rights of groups and individuals. Germany and Rwanda both exercised comparable methods such as emotional manipulation, media and demonization of minority/weaker groups in order to harm/eliminate large sectors of the population. Overall, propaganda is often a tool used to commit massive manipulation and rationalization for large-scale human rights violations.
Despite these horrific events, the Armenian Genocide remained an undiscussed topic worldwide because once a genocide became evident, other nations were expected to step up and help. In a matter of a few years, the Armenian population had decreased by nearly half of their population due to the uncivil acts of displacement, murders, famine, and more. The Armenian Genocide took place because the Turks felt the Armenians were jeopardising their power because their religion conflicted with the nations bordering them, the Armenians were demanding an abundance of civil rights from the Turks, and they were believed to be helping the enemy during World War I.... ... middle of paper ...
Armenian Genocide happened in the pre modern world, when the concept of genocide wasn’t familiar yet, therefore nobody acknowledged it. But Holocaust was more modern where the technology was more developed and people had more resources and knowledge. In 1915, leaders of the Turkish government planned to banish and massacre Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. Nobody recognized it as genocide until later.
There are many ideas of what genocide is, but, according to Webster’s Dictionary, the official definition of genocide is “The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group”. However, the more realistic and practical definition is “The unnecessary and unjustified killings of tens of thousands of innocent people all because of hate”. This was most defiantly the case in the Kurdish Genocide, which took place between 1986 and 1989. The result of this mass murdering left thousands of people without loved ones, and even more wondering why it had to happen.
Africa has been an interesting location of conflicts. From the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea to the revolutionary conflict in Libya and Egypt, one of the greatest conflicts is the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide included two tribes in Rwanda: Tutsis and Hutus. Upon revenge, the Hutus massacred many Tutsis and other Hutus that supported the Tutsis. This gruesome war lasted for a 100 days. Up to this date, there have been many devastating effects on Rwanda and the global community. In addition, many people have not had many acknowledgements for the genocide but from this genocide many lessons have been learned around the world.
Then in 1992, Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. Soon after, the Bosnian Serbians wanted to take power in Bosnia in April 1992, and wanted to kill the Muslim population of Bosnia. The Bosnian genocide was a war that started in 1992 and ended in 1995. The purpose of learning about genocide is that we can be aware of what a genocide is, considering that there are many different definitions of genocide.
Every Armenian remembers the date which he/she lost a family member. On April 24, 1.5 million Armenians were systematically massacred in western Armenia during the years of 1915 to 1923. Turkish governments always denied the charges, historians and government officials relied on undeniable documents and eyewitnesses that Turkey is responsible for the crimes it committed to the Armenian people. Not very many countries recognize the massacre as a genocide, but France, Russia, Sweden, Greece, Argentina, and many others recognize the massacre as a genocide. The Armenian genocide became the primary Genocide of the twentieth century. Who are the Armenians and why was their destiny so tragic? The Armenians are an ancient nation with a very wealthy
The Ottoman Empire had planned a highly organized genocide against the Armenian people and used multiple methods to kill them.
Genocides have happened multiple times in history, ranging from small genocides to astonishing violent genocides that changed history. The Armenian Genocide was an extreme devastation of the Armenians in 1915 that was an unbelievable part of history. The Armenian Genocide happened in the Ottoman Empire and all started with the Turks hatred for the Armenians who they didn’t even want to have a say in the government. After the Turks seized power from the weak Ottoman Empire sultan, they changed the government and got extreme support to avoid external overthrow. The Turkish turned to extreme nationalism and really only allowed Turkism, and saw Armenians as a roadblock in their way, which lead to the massacre of Armenians. The Armenian Genocide was obviously outstanding, but when compared to other genocides like the Holocaust, similarities can be determined. The Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust can distinctly be compared by the discrimination, method of oppression, and lack of help from the U.S. involved in the two genocides.
To start off with, what is genocide? Genocide is the killing of a massive number of people of in a group. Genocide has not only been practices in the present day, but it has been practiced for m...
The United Nations did not prevent that future genocide. Sadly, there are many genocides that occurred after the Holocaust. the Bosnian genocide) despite the term “never again”. Many countries refuse to intervene and help the people suffering in the genocide for their own selfish reasons.
When people hear genocide they normally think of the Holocaust which was the persecution of Jews by the Nazi’s. This took place under Adolf Hitler’s rule but there have been other genocides throughout history. The Armenian Genocide is one of the many that have taken place. It took place in the Ottoman Empire between the years of 1914 to 1918 (“Armenian” Armenian). It started when the “Young Turks” took control of the government (Beecroft).
The Armenian genocide was the first genocide of Modern World History, but it was not the first time the world saw an ethnic and religious group angry with and persecuting another. The Armenian genocide is special because it was the first time the world saw mass slaughter being planned and executed by government officials. This deliberate slaughter of Armenians has been the focus of many because of its unique persecution of a single ethnic group and the fact that the Turkish government still denies its existence. Although the Armenian genocide took place in the Middle East, it has impacted the entire world. The Armenian genocide happened during World War I. Most known genocides have happened during times of war, because most of the world or the population of the country is so focused on the war, so they do not notice the mass killings going on in their country or in other countries.