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The Armenian Genocide
Ethnic groups in the Ottoman Empire were pressing for reforms
that would give them equal rights or freedom from Ottoman rule altogether.
Abdul Hamid decided that a wise course of action would be to make an example
out of an ethnic group to keep the others in line. For this purpose, he chose the
Armenians, long considered the "loyal millet" in the empire. Thus, in 1896, the
Sultan ordered massacres, which took the lives of over 300,000 Armenians.
This decree was to be just the beginning of the darkest page in Armenian history...
Links to Genocide related websites:
ArmenianGenocide.com
Armenian-Genocide.org
The Forgotten
Genocide 1915
Armenocide
Armenian Genocide - Remembered
Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Contemporary Graphic and Art Posters
bravenet.com