The Geography of The Armenian Genocide Cheryl Walton Holocaust Bell A Mrs. Dobrin November 23, 2005

Introduction Throughout history, many things have happened that we can not explain or even imagine. These events have changed the countries, the people, and the attitudes and the way of thinking toward these unimaginable events. Because there was no communication and agreement between the countries, it resulted into disastrous events that will forever be remembered. Just because you have power in the government, doesn’t give you the right to murder an entire group of people because of their race or religion. Because of the Armenian Genocide, the geography has been forever changed.

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Information  First of all, I would like to discuss what exactly the Armenian Genocide is. The Armenian Genocide happened between the years of 1915 and 1918 during World War I. The Turkish government/empire planned the Armenian Genocide because they were against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Women and children were treated poorly, more or less abduction, rape, and or horrible acts. Genocide is a planned mass murder. The political party in power in the Ottoman Empire carried out the Genocide. Nearly over one and a half million innocent people died between 1915 and 1923.

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Information The geography of Armenia is quite interesting. It is mostly land. This particular country lacks a seacoast and port. Armenia has extremely hot summers and extremely cold winters. The land is mostly mountains with flowing rivers and few forests. Armenia is divided into eleven provinces. They are: 1.) Aragatsotn, 2.) Ararat, 3.) Armavir, 4.) Geghark’unik’, 5.) Kotayk’, 6.) Lorri, 7.) Shirak, 8.) Syunik’, 9.) Tavush, 10.) Vayots’ Dzor, and 11.) Yerevan. By looking at a map of the Armenian Genocide, we are shown a lot of different features. We are shown the boundaries where concentration camps were, principal points of transit, and many other interesting features. There were many places the Armenians were killed just as in the Holocaust. As a result of the Armenian Genocide, many churches, homes, and important belongings were destroyed. Not only these places and things were destroyed, but the makeup's of the families were destroyed. This was an emotional time for families that lost everything. The same happened with the Holocaust in Many Jews lives were taken because they are disliked. (This information was interpreted from a map of the Armenian Genocide in 1915).

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Conclusion In conclusion, what do we learn about the Genocide? Many Armenian lives were taken because the Turkish government did not like them. It’s not right to kill anyone no matter who you are. People were killed for no reason. They never had a real chance to live their lives. In life, we need to take people for who they are and not hurt them because they don’t fit in with their race or religion.

Personal Reflection on the Topic  I don’t agree with what happened. I don’t think because people have power in the government gives the right to kill a group of people because of their religion, race, or because of their background.

Works Cited  “Armenia”  “Frequently Asked Questions About Genocide”.  de_FAQ.html de_FAQ.html de_FAQ.html  Map of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkish Empire