the eight stages o f the armenian genocide
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The Eight Stages o f the Armenian Genocide. By: Landon Steil Jesse Furber. Classification. Turks And kurds (Muslims). Armenians (Christian). Vs. Symbolization. Armenians were Christian: Therefore any second class citizen were called gavours which means non believer - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Eight Stages of the Armenian Genocide
By: Landon SteilJesse Furber
ClassificationTURKS AND KURDS (MUSLIMS) ARMENIANS (CHRISTIAN)Vs
SymbolizationArmenians were Christian:
•Therefore any second class citizen were called gavours which means non believer
•Any non-Muslim was singled out as a lesser person
Dehumanization Non-Muslims could not:
• Testify against Muslims• Carry Weapons• Ride Horses• Have Houses overlooking Muslim Houses• Practice any religious rituals
Consequences• Fines• Jail • Death
Since Armenians were Christian many of their rights were taken away from them and consequences were severe
Armenians were treated as animals a Turk in the background seems to mock the mutilated bodies
Organization The Young Turk Party:
• Created an agency to take Armenian property and redistribute it
• Released convicts from prisons that were organized into killer units
• Organized the deportation of “Enemies” (Armenians)
Polarization Propaganda Surfaces
• Armenians are siding with the enemy (Russia)• They will overthrow Istanbul• They will kill the Committee of Union and it’s
leaders More Laws and Rights being taken away:
• Intermarrying of Turks and Armenians forbidden• Idea that the Armenians as a second class citizen
becomes more prominent in society
Preparation Property and goods of
Armenians are seized Looting and burning of
neighborhoods and business Armenian soldiers disarmed
and kicked out of military Armenian men forced into
labor (before execution) Armenian Leaders Executed Women and Children forced to
walk into the desert “Called Deportation” until they would drop dead
Men had to dig their own graves before being killed.
Extermination Able Bodied men were shot or
burned Women and children died during
“Deportation” (Death marches) Armenians piled into caves fires lit
so at the entrance so they would suffocate
Villages Burned Children taken out to open water
and thrown in to drown Children were taken from school
and gassed Children killed under false
pretenses by morphine overdose typhoid shots
Denial The Turkish government still denies
that this was a Genocide• Saying that it was merely civil war• They were relocating a potentially
dangerous people• And that when people are marched into the
desert tragic things happen
Genocide? Genocide is any acts committed with the
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, any national, ethnic, racial, or religious groups.
The killing of Armenians began April 24th 1915
Between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 Armenians were killed almost half the population.