How Did The Genocide In The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide eliminated seventy-five percent of the Armenian population in the twentieth century. Innocent Armenians were put into slave labor, tortured, and shot. Men were brought to the outskirts of their town to be shot dead or were forced to convert. Women, children and the elderly were forced to leave their homes to enter death marches toward the Syrian Desert or were sexually abused by the Muslim Turks. But for what reasons were the Armenians the target of this gruesome event? The reasons included the Armenians’ religion, the jealousy of the Turks, and the nationalism of the Turks. Armenia was once a flourishing independent country, and it was known as the first nation to make Christianity its official religion. For three thousand years, Armenia was experiencing a golden era that saw the invention of its own alphabet, the flourishing of art, literature, and a unique style of architecture (History Place). However, in the sixteenth century Armenia became completely assimilated into the Ottoman Empire due to multiple invasions. Although Armenia was now absorbed into another empire, it was not their biggest worry. A majority of the Ottoman rulers were Muslim, and this made the Ottoman state to be governed according to Islamic law while Armenia was a fully Christian country (Armenian Genocide). The Islamic law states that non-Muslims are all-subordinate and are granted with the

This was due to Armenia being a Christian nation, while being a part of the Ottoman Empire filled with Muslim Turks. A common feeling of jealousy felt by the Turks gave them an even greater reason to attack the Armenians, and nationalism of the Turks sparked everything, like a ticking-time bomb. The Armenian Genocide was filled with many atrocious stories and events and they were caused by multiple factors, but how are they affecting Armenia