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Sultan reaction to Armenian Political Reform
Sultan was furious and did not apprrove Armenian political reform. He reacted by murdering over 100,00 Armenians -
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Armenian genocide
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The Young Turks
A group of young intellectuals over threw the Sultan-called The Young Turks. This new leadership was made to make the Ottoman Empire exclusively Turkish and Muslims. -
Enemies
The Armenians were labeled enemies of Muslim Turkey. -
The Young Turks have full control
The Young Turks have seized full control of the government, making the Armenians not happy about it. -
The Genocide Begins
Turkey entered World War I. A miltary offense against Russia ended in disaster and Turkey accused the Armenians of aiding Russia. -
A date never forgotten
Turkish authorities arrested and executed Armenian leaders in Constantinople. This date would forever be remembered as the beginning of the Armenian genocide. -
The Genocide continues..
in June 1915, the Armenian population was deported to the desserts of Syria and Iraq. Before deportation, all able-bodied males were shot to death. Along the way 75% of people were either murdered or died of thirst and starvation on the way there. -
Russian Troops come
Temporary relief for Armenians when Russian troops attacked along the Eastern Front and made their way into central Turkey. -
Victory in Sardarabad
The Armenians were able to acquire weapons and fought hard and repelled the Turks back to Turkey. -
Independent Republic of Armenia
After the victory at the battle of Sardarabad, the Armenian leaders declared their country the Independent Republic of Armenia. -
World War 1 ends
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The Genocide Ends
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Requests to put Young Turks on trial
In the months after, repeated requests were made by Turkey's new moderate government and the Allies asking Germany to send the Young Turks back home to stand trial. But all requests were turned down. -
Assassination of The Young Turks
Armenian activists took matters into their own hands, located the Young Turks and assassinated them along with two other instigators of the mass murders. -
Republic of Turkey
War hero, Mustafa Ataturk, came to power, formed the Republic of Turkey, and released all prisoners found guilty of war crimes, including the Young Turks.
