Please look at this Armenia Case Study on the Gendercide Web site. If the link is broken, try the Wayback Machine Link.
In what way is Armenian genocide a particularly good example of the 20th century as an age of senseless violence?
Please look at this Armenia Case Study on the Gendercide Web site. If the link is broken, try the Wayback Machine Link.
In what way is Armenian genocide a particularly good example of the 20th century as an age of senseless violence?
I think there are a few ways one could say the Armenian Genocide was a good example of senseless violence in the 20th century. But the one example that stands out is the reasoning the Ottoman Turks had to exterminate the Armenians. It wasn't because they were engaging in a full scale rebellion or they were an actual threat. This meant disarming and getting rid of anyone who had the potential to fight, young able-bodied men. But rather because they had the potential to be a threat. They had the potential to start a full scale rebellion as a Christian minority in a Muslim dominated empire.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds of the way Germany attacked France in WW1. Their reason for attacking was to "get France out of the way" because they might attack Germany or be an obstacle to them, not because of direct aggression. The early 20th century seemed to be plagued with paranoia and mistrust that led to these acts of senseless violence.