WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The destruction of the Armenians was closely linked to the events of World War I. Fearing that invading enemy troops would induce Armenians to join them, in spring 1915 the Ottoman government began the deportation of the Armenian population from its northeastern border regions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which most accurately identifies how the Armenian genocide has been addressed today? Turkey acknowledges that some persecution occurred, but it continues to deny that genocide took place against Armenians.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ottoman Empire, led by the radical nationalist ‘Young Turks, ‘ carried out a genocide between 1915-1923. While Armenians were the most affluent and widely persecuted group, perpetrators sought to purge the Ottoman Empire of all Christian minorities. This included Assyrians and Greeks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ideas and beliefs that led to the Armenian genocide were: Armenians had their own language and strong communial identity which let them to be seen as a foreign element in the Ottoman empire. Some Armenians called for an independent state and the relationship grew strained. In result, 2M Armenians were killed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Different religions (Armenians were Eastern Orthodox Christians and Ottomans were Sunni Muslim), growth of nationalism caused increased discrimination. Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, so they blamed Armenians.