what was the reason for the aremenian genocide?

Answer 1

Well, there seems to be *two* versions.

One version for Turkish internal consumption says that there never was a Armenian Genocide (it was a "relocation"), and hence, no reason.

And another version for the rest of the world, that says that when Turkey went to war with Russia in 1914, the Turkish army was destroyed, and the Turkish government blamed the disaster on the Armenians living in the region for collaborating with the Russians.

Fact-Based Version : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide#Planning

Non-Genocide Version : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_the_Armenian_Genocide

Answer 2

You can read here (they do not allow copying):
http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html
http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_Genocide
http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/armenian_genocide.htm

Anyway from what I read I know that the main reason was the religious purge (of non Muslims) of Turkey.

Answer 3

religion and cultural differences

Answer 4

Just another instance of ethnic cleansing.