1. A RMENIAN G ENOCIDE 1914-1939

2. O PEN A NEW WINDOW AND USE THE WEBSITE AND THE POWER POINT TO HELP YOU ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. Click on the following link while holding down the “control” key and it should take you to the website about the Armenian Genocide. http://www.armenian- genocide.org/genocidefaq.html If you cannot click on the link, simply copy and paste it into internet explorer.

3. A NSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON YOUR OWN PAPER. C OPY THE QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERS DOWN ! 1. What is the Armenian Genocide? 2. Who was responsible for the Armenian Genocide? 3. How many people died in the Armenian Genocide? 4. Were there witnesses to the Armenian Genocide? 5. What was the response of the international community to the Armenian Genocide? 6. Why is the Armenian Genocide commemorated on April 24? 7. Are the Armenian massacres acknowledged today as a Genocide according to the United Nations Genocide Convention?

4. W ARNING : S OME OF THE IMAGES IN THIS SLIDE SHOW ARE GRAPHIC. T HEY ARE EXAMPLES OF REAL HISTORY, BUT YOU NEED TO BE MATURE AND PREPARED AS YOU VIEW THEM AND LEARN ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE A RMENIAN PEOPLE DURING WWI.

5. feeding stations at the “relocation” camps

6. waiting in line for food from the government during the forced migration

7. former Armenian towns under Turkish control

8. many starving orphans didn’t survive the journey

9. terrible conditions in government orphanages

10. forced labor of Armenians in factories to benefit the Turkish economy

11. some were not strong enough to continue the journey

14. The remains of those not strong enough to continue were found along the way as gruesome reminders of their reality…

15. “Farewell Parades” celebrated each town that was successfully overtaken by Turkish control

17. Ottoman children were used for entertainment by the Turkish military

18. Finally help arrives!

19. Skeletons lined the roads during the migration

24. The banks of the Euphrates River became the only option for laundry for the refugees