1. The Armenian Genocide
What causes the Ottoman Empire to commit Genocide against its own citizens?

2. I. A Plan for Genocide
A. Most Armenians lived in the Ottoman Emp, some live in Russia
B. Armenian citizens began demanding more rights in the Ottoman Emp causing the Ottoman Sultan to begin rounding up & killing Armenians
C. 1908: Young Turk Party overthrows Sultan, Armenians hopeful
1. Young Turks led by PM Tallat Pasha, War Minister Enver Pasha and Interior Minister Djemal Pasha
D Young Turks join Cent. Powers
1. Russia beats Ottomans in several battles, many Russia Armenians join Russian army
a. Enver considers all Armenians traitors
E. Enver & Tallat Pasha order deportation of all Armenians
1. Armenians sent into desert and are ambushed and killed in deportation caravans
F. Over 1.5 mill. Armns. killed by Ottomans
G. Today, Turkey denies charge of genocide, which is planned killing of a group of people