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Sultan Reform
Sultan was furious and did not apprrove Armenian political reform. He responded by killing over 100,000 Armenians. -
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Sultans Last Days
Reform-minded Turkish nationalists known as "Young Turks" forced the Sultan to allow a constitutional government and guarantee basic rights. The Young Turks were ambitious junior officers in the Turkish Army who wanted to halt the countries steady decline. -
Truks Took Over
The Young Turks have seized full control of the government, which the Armenians were not happy about. -
Truks Plan New Empire
They wanted to unite all of the Turkic peoples in the entire region while expanding the borders of Turkey eastward across the Caucasus all the way into Central Asia. However, Armenia was right in its path. -
World War 1
This would be the perfect oppurtunity to finnaly solve the Armenian question -
Armenian Genocide Begins
The actual extermination orders were transmitted in coded telegrams to all provincial governors throughout Turkey. Armed roundups began on the evening of April 24, 1915 -
Russian Troops Come
Temporary relief for some Armenians came as Russian troops attacked along the Eastern Front and made their way into central Turkey -
Armenians Follow Russians
Armenians gathered together and withdrew with the Russians. As many as 500,000 Armenians came with them. -
Before The War Came To An End
Shortly before the war had ended, the Young Turk triumvirate; Talaat, Enver and Djemal, abruptly resigned their government posts and fled to Germany where they had been offered asylum. -
Armenians Were Caught
Before the Armenians were about to leave, the Turks found them and about 100,000 of the Armenians were killed. -
Armenians Fought Back
The Armenians were able to acquire weapons and fought hard and repelled the Turks back to Turkey -
Turks Killed
Armenian activists took matters into their own hands, located the Young Turks and assassinated them along with two other instigators of the mass murder -
Treaty of Serves
Wilson did not give up on Armenia. As a result of his efforts, the Treaty of Sevres was signed on August 10, 1920, by the Allied Powers, the Republic of Armenia and the new moderate leaders of Turkey. The treaty recognized an independent Armenian state in an area comprising much of the former historic homeland.
