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A Genocide Denied
The term genocide was first used by Raphael Lemkin in 1944 to refer to the partial or total destruction of a nation or ethnic group. ... The Armenian Genocide of 1915 marked the first attempt at a holocaust of the 20th century. ... The crime of genocide against Armenians wasn’t addressed; in its aftermath the guilty were never brought to justice. ... Eighty-four years after watching the Turkish authorities slay her father, 89-year-old genocide survivor Mary Atikian still recalls the scene at their family home: “It was right in front of my eyes. ...
Genocide has become part of social and political transformation. ... It was noted that the
context of the Armenian-Turkish relations was dangerous, because the Armenians were the last of Christians that had not seceded from the Ottoman Empire, and because for more than a century preceding the genocide they had experienced a period of ethnic renewal and growing self confidence. ...
The Turkish government today denies that there was an Armenian genocide and claims that Armenians were only removed from the eastern “war zone.” The Armenian Genocide, however, occurred all over Anatolia (present-day Turkey), and not just in the so-called “war zone.” The Armenian Genocide was condemned at the time by representatives of the British , French, Russian, German, and Austrian governments-
namely all the major powers. ... The United Stated, neutral towards the Ottoman Empire, also condemned the genocide and was chief spokesman on behalf of the Armenians. The genocide was witnessed by hundreds of American missionaries in the Ottoman Empire who worked among the Armenians and have testified to their destruction by the Ottoman government. ... The Armenian Genocide demonstrated that it was not difficult to implement such policies in time of war, and that the long-term repercussions were manageable. ... government, though expressing “sorrow for the terrible massacres”, does not use the term “genocide” to avoid pointing the finger at the Ottoman government of the time. Turkey
often refers to the genocide as “massacres”, which implies that no one specific was responsible, and therefore accountable. Mercenary scholars state that the survivors of the
Armenian Genocide may not be reliable because they tend to exaggerate the demonic nature of perpetrators. ...
After World War I, Turkish Tribunals passed judgements on several perpetrators of the genocide and condemned many to death.
Approximate Word count = 1917
Approximate Pages = 7.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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