Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Entry 7: Reflection
I think the best part of the “Blogging Blue Jays” project was the creativity of how you wanted the blog. I also liked how we got to actually chose our genocide and not being forced to blog about a certain genocide. Probably the worst part of this whole project was trying to find the information needed about the Armenian genocide. It wasn’t the easiest thing to find the necessary facts because majority of the articles were based on the authors response of the genocide. If I could do this assignment over to make my project better I would have probably spent more time reading about the genocide and learning more about it. If I did read more about the Armenian genocide then I would have typed better entries. Another thing I would change was the world response entry because it was relevantly hard to find the answers to the questions. Although world response is a good topic an entry.
Entry 6: Works Cited
"1915 Genocide - Frequently
Asked Questions." 1915 Genocide - Frequently Asked Questions. 2010.
Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden. 03 Mar. 2013
<http://www.genocide1915.org/fragorochsvar_bakgrund.html>.
Adalian, Rouben Paul.
"Frequently Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide." Frequently
Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide. 1998-2013. Armenian Nation
Institute. 14 Feb. 2013
<http://www.armenian-genocide.org/genocidefaq.html>.
"Armenian Genocide." History.com.
A&E Television Networks. 05 Mar. 2013
<http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide>.
Frey, Rebecca Joyce. Genocide and
international justice. New York: Facts On File, 2009. 73-83.
Horvitz, Leslie Alan., and
Christopher Catherwood. Encyclopedia of war crimes and genocide. New
York: Facts on File, 2006.
Lewy, Guenter. "The First
Genocide of the 20th Century?" 120 (2005): 47-52. 25 Feb. 2013
<http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=989de383-63b2-46d1-a078-e1842ef2e114%40sessionmgr104&vid=6&hid=123>.
Papazian, Dennis R. "Useful
Answers to Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide." Useful Answers
to Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide. 05 Mar. 2013
<http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/facts/answers.html>.
Entry 5: Enduring Effects
The Armenian Genocide occurred to mainly exterminate the Armenian population. Due to the fact that the Young Turks were Muslim and not Christian/ Catholic was another reason to denounce the Armenian race (Lewy, “The First Genocide of the 20th Century?”). The Armenian genocide was “A desperate struggle between two nations for the possession of a single homeland” (Horvitz). The Young Turks did not see the Armenians as a threat but wanted to exterminate a minority population. They wanted the Ottoman Empire to only consist of mainly people the of Turkish race (Horvitz).
With the signing of a cease fire agreement on October 30th, 1918 in Mudros, Turkey surrendered. At that exact point Turkey was in the same situation as Germany was during the Holocaust. As a result of the Armenian genocide the public later got to know the extent of the Turks punishments. Hundreds of political and military leaders were arrested and charged with war crimes. However, some of the Young Turks escaped and fled the country knowing what was going to happen to them if they stayed. Enver, Talaat, and Jemal and several other figures that lead the Young Turks who already fled the country were sentenced to death in Absentia (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background).
I think it is important for us to learn about this genocide is because we get a little sense of what the Armenians had to go through. We may not fully understand and emotionally connect to this genocide being that we did not take place in it but by learning about the genocide it shows us / tells us about the hardships they had to face. Being deprived of not only their freedom but also their religion. Many were forced and allowed to convert to another religion to be saved. You also learn why people of the Armenian race still have this anger towards the people of Turkey.
An impact that the genocide was made on the world today is how people go about their lives, having to still struggle emotionally about the genocide. ; The Armenian genocide also helped in other genocides due to their devious plans and actions (Lewy, “The First Genocide of the 20th Century?’).
With the signing of a cease fire agreement on October 30th, 1918 in Mudros, Turkey surrendered. At that exact point Turkey was in the same situation as Germany was during the Holocaust. As a result of the Armenian genocide the public later got to know the extent of the Turks punishments. Hundreds of political and military leaders were arrested and charged with war crimes. However, some of the Young Turks escaped and fled the country knowing what was going to happen to them if they stayed. Enver, Talaat, and Jemal and several other figures that lead the Young Turks who already fled the country were sentenced to death in Absentia (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background).
I think it is important for us to learn about this genocide is because we get a little sense of what the Armenians had to go through. We may not fully understand and emotionally connect to this genocide being that we did not take place in it but by learning about the genocide it shows us / tells us about the hardships they had to face. Being deprived of not only their freedom but also their religion. Many were forced and allowed to convert to another religion to be saved. You also learn why people of the Armenian race still have this anger towards the people of Turkey.
An impact that the genocide was made on the world today is how people go about their lives, having to still struggle emotionally about the genocide. ; The Armenian genocide also helped in other genocides due to their devious plans and actions (Lewy, “The First Genocide of the 20th Century?’).
Entry 4: World Response
The first time majority of the world heard about the Armenian genocide was in 2004, when it first appeared in the New York Times and other weekly and monthly journals. This was even before the news hit the radio and aired on television (Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”). To most of the world it was their first time hearing the horrific events that the Young Turks committed against the Armenians. By the end of the Armenian genocide almost all the of the Armenian population of Turkey was completely wiped out by its owns government (Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”).
The major world powers during the time of the Armenian Genocide were the Americans that lived in the United States. Also an Armenian community located in Los Angeles, California who were willing to help the Armenians that had to face the horrifying, murderous events back in the Ottoman Empire ( Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”). This particular genocide was witnessed by American missionaries who worked alongside of the Armenians for quite a long time. It was also witnessed by American consular officials. An American Ambassador even confronted Turkey to cease their actions calling the genocide a “racial extermination” (Papazian, “ Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”). Another way Americans helped the Armenian victims was they raised millions of dollars to help feed the starving Armenians who had absolutely nothing after suffering excruciating pain from the genocide. The genocide that not only took their freedom, and religion from them but also allowing them to look at the world as a completely different place (Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”).
Finally, in March of 2010 a United States Congressional panel voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide after years of the Armenian community begging for them to speak out about the genocide that left about 388,000 Armenians in the Ottoman Empire after the mass murder of the genocide (“Armenian Genocide”).
The major world powers during the time of the Armenian Genocide were the Americans that lived in the United States. Also an Armenian community located in Los Angeles, California who were willing to help the Armenians that had to face the horrifying, murderous events back in the Ottoman Empire ( Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”). This particular genocide was witnessed by American missionaries who worked alongside of the Armenians for quite a long time. It was also witnessed by American consular officials. An American Ambassador even confronted Turkey to cease their actions calling the genocide a “racial extermination” (Papazian, “ Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”). Another way Americans helped the Armenian victims was they raised millions of dollars to help feed the starving Armenians who had absolutely nothing after suffering excruciating pain from the genocide. The genocide that not only took their freedom, and religion from them but also allowing them to look at the world as a completely different place (Papazian, “Useful Answers To Frequent Questions on the Armenian Genocide”).
Finally, in March of 2010 a United States Congressional panel voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide after years of the Armenian community begging for them to speak out about the genocide that left about 388,000 Armenians in the Ottoman Empire after the mass murder of the genocide (“Armenian Genocide”).
Entry 3: Victims
The reason for this genocide was to exterminate the Armenian population and expel them from the Ottoman Empire. Armenians being the main targets of the genocide were Apostolic Catholics and Christians while the Turks were Muslims. To get rid of those people they committed a series of actions. Those actions varying in execution, mass drowning, burning, and starvation due to the deportation of the Armenians to the desert. The Armenian genocide was described to be the “murder of a nation” plenty innocent victims were harmed and or killed due to their race and their religion (Horvitz).
This particular group of Armenians were targeted because of their vulnerability. Being capable to defend to anything that the Young Turks were going to do to them. Another reason why they Armenians were targeted was that they were said the be a “subversive force” and a danger to the Ottoman Empires security (Horvitz).
During the genocide to reduce and expel the population of the Armenian race, the victims were forced to take part in mass drowning, being burned to death and starvation (Horvitz). To exterminate the Armenians the Young Turks broke their plan up into four stages. The first stage was to target all able-bodied Armenian men between the ages of twenty to forty-five. They then were recruited and were told to serve in the war. Little did they know they were recruited to serve as laborers and not to actually fight in the war (Horvitz). The second stage began on April 24th, 1915. The prominent and intellectual figures in the Armenian community were deported to Central Iran to be executed. Stage three was the deportation of the remaining Armenians to Mesopotamia, where thousands of Armenians died of starvation and exposure to diseases. Finally, the last stage was that additional massacres were ordered to eliminate the Armenian race. During the fourth stage they used three methods of murder those including being beaten by a club, mass drowning, and burning (Horvitz).
As for the surviving victims approximately 250,000 people escaped to Caucuses. While others resided in either Europe or America. About 100,000 Armenians were forced to convert to Islam in order to be able to live in specific places and to protect themselves from any harm (Horvitz).
Entry 2: Organizers and Leaders
The main leaders of the Armenian genocide consists of Mehmet Talaat, Ishmail Enver, and Ahmed Jemal (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”). Those three men and several other leading figures were part of the Young Turks or the western name Turkish Political party Committee of Union and Progress. This committee consisted mostly of military officers, military doctors, nationalist politicians (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background). The Young Turks rose to power due to the fact that they had connections to the military and their leaders. The military leaders helped because they were disturbed by the continuous decline of the Ottoman Power and attributed to the crisis (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”).
The Armenian Genocide was considered the first modern genocide because of its scale and government planning (Frey,73). The three main factors of this genocide were a widespread sense of humiliation who wanted to modernize Turkey, the impact of the World War I, and the position of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire (Frey,74).
To begin the Armenian genocide or the 1915 genocide the main motivation of the Young Turks was to finally come to the sense of the issue of contingency and the political ambitions of the Young Turks (Catherwood). Another motivation of theirs was to Turkify the Ottoman Empire and rid of the Armenian race ( “Frequently Asked Questions-Background).
The leaders of the genocide were removed from power because they later fled to try and escape from the punishments that they soon had to face. As consequences for the Young Turk who didn’t flee the country attended trial and were either sentenced to death or received long prison terms for their war crimes committed against the Armenian population. While the other Young Turk leading figures who did flee the country were sentenced to death in Absentia due to committing their unlawful actions and escaping the country (“Frequently Asked Questions- Background).
“Religion may or may not be a source of hatred but it certainly provides an emotionally satisfying expression of hatred” (Frey,76). By using the Armenian race and their religion the Young Turks found a way to get rid of the Armenians. The Young Turks were prejudiced against the Armenians knowing that they were Christians and not Muslims (Frey,77).
Entry 1: Background
The Armenian genocide began on April 24th, 1915 until approximately 1923. April 24th is also known as the Commemoration Day of all the victims of the genocide. The 24th was the day where the first actual phase of the implemented. The murderous acts of the Young Turks against people of the Armenian race happened during Word War I. This genocide occurred in parts of the Ottoman Empire where in 1915 majority of the vast human beings that were Armenians had lived ( Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”).
Majority of the victims were those of the Armenian race. More than two million Christian citizen were killed, deported, tortured and starved leaving only those of Muslim and Turkish religion. About one point five of the victims were Armenians (“What is the Armenian Genocide or the 1915 genocide?”). Most Armenians were deported from Armenia and Anatolia to Syria. In which they were sent to the desert to die of starvation. While others were executed throughout the Ottoman Empire. To exterminate those who could possibly essential to overcoming the genocide the Young Turks decided to arrest up to two hundred fifty doctors, lawyers, politicians and other intellectual who could help.The Young Turks then executed them within seventy two hours of the first arrest which occurred on the 24th. During the following weeks in Constantinople more than 2,345 Armenian intellectuals were arrested and executed (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background”).
The events that led to the Armenian genocide or also known as the 1915 genocide was World War I and the actions of Adolf Hitler during the Holocaust time period (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”). The United Nations of Convention came to the conclusion that the “Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or part a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.” (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”). The motivation behind the Armenian genocide was to exterminate or get rid of all the Armenian population. The Young Turks also planned to Turkify the empire and leave only those of Muslim and Turkish religion. Getting rid of any person that was Armenian and or Christian that lived in the Ottoman Empire (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background”). The Armenian Genocide was said to be “ a crime against humanity” (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”).
Majority of the victims were those of the Armenian race. More than two million Christian citizen were killed, deported, tortured and starved leaving only those of Muslim and Turkish religion. About one point five of the victims were Armenians (“What is the Armenian Genocide or the 1915 genocide?”). Most Armenians were deported from Armenia and Anatolia to Syria. In which they were sent to the desert to die of starvation. While others were executed throughout the Ottoman Empire. To exterminate those who could possibly essential to overcoming the genocide the Young Turks decided to arrest up to two hundred fifty doctors, lawyers, politicians and other intellectual who could help.The Young Turks then executed them within seventy two hours of the first arrest which occurred on the 24th. During the following weeks in Constantinople more than 2,345 Armenian intellectuals were arrested and executed (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background”).
The events that led to the Armenian genocide or also known as the 1915 genocide was World War I and the actions of Adolf Hitler during the Holocaust time period (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”). The United Nations of Convention came to the conclusion that the “Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or part a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group.” (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”). The motivation behind the Armenian genocide was to exterminate or get rid of all the Armenian population. The Young Turks also planned to Turkify the empire and leave only those of Muslim and Turkish religion. Getting rid of any person that was Armenian and or Christian that lived in the Ottoman Empire (“Frequently Asked Questions-Background”). The Armenian Genocide was said to be “ a crime against humanity” (Adalian, “Armenian Genocide”).
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