The Armenian Genocide: The Turks Of The Ottoman Empire

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The Turks of the Ottoman Empire were the leaders behind the Armenian Genocide. The empire’s government was close to falling around the time of World War I; the Young Turks being Muslims, they immediately placed the blame on the Armenian Christians for all of their political, social, and economic problems (Morabito). The Ottoman rulers viewed the Armenians as “infidels” and made them do unequal things, such as pay higher taxes than the Muslims. Even though the Armenians were treated unfairly, they went on and about their lives just fine. They were highly more educated than the Turks and happened to be richer as well. This caused a larger dislike of the Armenians, resulting in the Young Turks to be influenced further into getting rid of them.

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