G10 Flashcard 7: Lesson 7

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What was one of the main reasons for the resentment against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the late 19th century?

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Their rise in influence and prominent positions

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Which event marked the beginning of the Hamidian Massacres against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire from 1894 - 1894?

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The Armenian resistance movement

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What was the primary justification used by the leader of the Ottoman Empire for the deportation of all Armenians from eastern Anatolia in 1915?

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National security

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How did the Ottoman Empire's preference towards Muslims affect the Armenians and other minority groups in the late 19th Century before the Hamidian Massacres against the Armenians?

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It made life difficult for them

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What was the outcome of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire by the end of 1916?

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It decreased dramatically

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What was the fate of many Armenian women and children who escaped deportation during the genocide?

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They were forcibly converted to Islam.

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How did the Ottoman government justify the actions taken against the Armenians during the genocide?

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As necessary measures during wartime

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What role did the nationalist Young Turk Revolution play in the history of the Armenian Genocide?

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It deposed the sultan but did not try to stop the violence.

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