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In 1915, lthe Turkish government set up a plan to remove and exterminate the Armenian people that lived in the Ottoman Empire.
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Armenian deputies are arrested in Constantinople and murdered while in custody.
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For six nights, Armenian prisoners, mostly intellectuals, were taken out and slain.
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The New York Times reported he murder of over 350,000 Armenians.
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A telegram is sent out ordering the deportation of Armenian children
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Armenians that want to convert to Islam are told that their Islamization must take place after they reach their final destination. New instructions say that Armenians are not allowed to escape for any reason.
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Ordered deportation to the desert of the Armenians working on the railroads or in railway construction.
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Instructions are sent to prevent foreign officers from photographing dead Armenians
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The U.S. House of Representatives establishes a day of commemoration for the Armenian victims.
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The Turkish government denies aid to the Armenian deportees.
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The killing of 7,000 Armenian troops in Sivas begins. The massacre lasts for twenty-one days with an average of 1,000 killed every three days.
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The government orders all Armenian orphans to be given Turkish names
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The Turkish government takes all the real estate of the Armenians.
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Turkey breaks relations with the United States
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The Turkish government sentences 14,000 Armenians to hard labor.
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Allied forces occupy Jerusalem.
