Genocide

Armenian Genocide __** ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS – ARMENIAN GENOCIDE **__ • What factors /motivations for the genocide to occur? • How is the Armenian Genocide an example of extreme nationalism? • What is the Turkish Governments rationale as to why the events of 1915 do not constitute a genocide? • What motivates the Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian Genocide? • What political, economic and security issues make recognition of the Genocide difficult for the United States? •Should the American Government officially recognize the Armenian Genocide using the term genocide? Why or why not?

Holocaust  EQ: Is genocide an act of the government or an act of the people? [|Eugenics 1:25-6:34]  [|Final Solution Begin 3:21]   [|This I Believe - Elie Weisel]   [|This I Believe - Maurice Edelman]   [|Nuremberg Trials]

[|BBC "THE BETRAYED" PART I]  [|BBC THE BETRAYED PART] [|60 Minutes Armenian Genocide]



[|France -Armenian Genocide Bill]  [|Sanctions against France]   [|FAQ about the Armenian Genocide]  (this article provides good information on background of the Genocide as well as context to the legislation related to its recognition)