Unfortunately some bad things happened during that time but it was war time.Turkish side never denies what happened and opens the war archives which says somewhere between 200-300 thousand Armenians were died during the relocation.Armenian side refuses to open the archives and says 1,5 million Armenians were killed systematicly but never mention about what happened to the Armenian population in Istanbul or the other major cities of the empire.They don't want to answer how 1,5 million can be killed while whole Armenian population in the empire was 1 million.They don't want the world to know that who started the conflict or what would be the punishment of betrayel during the time period.On the other hand Ottoman empire was not alone in the 1st WW,nothing could be found in the German archives,or British or French not even in the Russian.
All we can say now is it was a sad occasion,unfortunately happened but it can not called genocide it was only one of the massacres of the 1st WW.
2007-05-02 20:53:58
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answered by mertev 4
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April 24 marks the 92nd anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide , and Armenians worldwide commemorated the "First Genocide of the 20th Century " with solemn religious and civil ceremonies. However, little more than a week before the anniversary, the United Nations dismantled an exhibit on the Rwandan genocide and postponed its scheduled opening by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon—in response to objections from the Turkish mission to the exhibit's references to the Armenian genocide, which Turkey denies happened
For more detail
http://ww4report.com/node/3688
2007-05-03 03:59:45
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answered by satish 1
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This year commemorates the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In 1915, the ottoman empire under the auspices of the young turks carried out the first genocide of the 20th century and set a precedent for all future genocides.
One and a half million Armenians were systematically massacred as they were evicted from their homes onto the merciless deserts of eastern turkey and into the darkness of the Black Sea.
Writers, lawyers, journalists, doctors, politicians and clergymen were deliberately rounded up so as to break the backbone of the Armenian community. Without leaders and organization, the rest could be easily killed and the younger children forced into ottoman families.
The Armenian community had attained a prestigious position in the Empire and the central authorities had become apprehensive of their power and their desire for a homeland. The only solution to such fears was deportation and extermination. The plan succeeded because the world was not paying attention. WWI embroiled all countries that could have protected Armenians in their hour of need.
Tremendous damage was done to the material and spiritual culture of Armenians. The intellectual potential of the community suffered irrecoverable loss. Famous authors and poets Grigor Zaohrab, Varoujan, Siamanto, Rouben Sevak and others, many columnists, painters, actors, scholars fell victim to the atrocities. Hundreds of historical and architectural monuments, and thousands of manuscripts were destroyed; sanctuaries desecrated.
The war was later used as a cover up for the genocide. The authorities claimed that Armenians were simply casualties of war, and they were not the only ones who died in 1915. A machine of denial was set in place to. Propaganda prevailed because Armenians were voiceless against their executioners.
Today, we cringe at the horrors in Sudan and yet hesitate to act because of semantics. Thousands upon thousands are dying everyday there, but the international community evades the issue by questioning the appropriateness of the word genocide. Because if we all agree that it is truly genocide, we would actually have to do something about it.
So we go on hiding behind words and legalities while people die by the droves. Sudan has an eerie precedent in the Armenian Genocide whose recognition was hoped to prevent all future atrocities. History has proven otherwise. Even after the legal term "genocide" was created in 1945, did we not have Rwanda or Burundi or former Yugoslavia? They all took place and with the feigned indifference of the international community. They are all examples of lessons left unlearned.
Let us remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide and praise those individuals and organizations that are fighting for recognition. This cruel chapter in human history has shown that truth is hijacked when voices are silenced, and that denial prevails when it is not opposed.
For those countries like France, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Switzerland, Cyprus, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Lebanon, Uruguay, Russia and Sweden who have officially recognized the Genocide, we send our gratitude for reaffirming the truth in the face of grave denial. For those countries like the United States and England, who have not recognized the Genocide for geopolitical reasons, we send our urgency and persistence. It has been too long, we say.
In memory of all those that perished and in respect of all their posterity, we demand recognition.
2007-05-02 16:09:04
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answered by jewle8417 5
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On April 24th, 1915,
- at the second battle of Ypres (a Belgian municipality in West Flanders), the Germans took St. Julien, the French and Belgians recovered Lizerne, and the 3rd Canadian Brigade was withdrawn.
-the Austrian Army captured Ostaij; a height south-east of Kosziowa (Kozowa, Ukraine).
2007-05-02 22:07:25
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answered by WMD 7
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This marked the beginning of the Armenian genocide in which over 1.5 million Armenians were expelled out of the region of the Black Sea and genocide.
2007-05-02 19:59:05
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answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide
I can't really say. I'm not an expert on genocide.
2007-05-02 16:09:03
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answered by hallucinatingcandles 4
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