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Armenian Genocide
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During World War I, the Turkish government ordered the deportation of Turkish Armenians. More than one million Armenians perished. Learn more about this genocide through the following resources.

Bibliography
This site provides quite an extensive listing of books - culled for the Holocaust Museum by Gerald Ottenbreit, Jr. in 1992 - about this subject.

Fact Sheet
Want to know some of the basic facts about the Armenian Genocide? This site offers a short overview of the genocide.

Quotes
What did Hitler say about the Armenian Genocide? Read what Henry Morgenthau, Sr. said about whether or not the Turks knew they were murdering an entire people.

Remembering and Understanding
Written by Rouben Paul Adalian, this pamphlet was based on the National Commission of the Republic of Armenia's viewed need for an introductory work for non-scholars. This online pamphlet covers in essay form the causes of the genocide, the genocide, and the consequences of the genocide.

Survivor Accounts
Though most of these are written by the families of survivors, the accounts still give a good perception as to how the genocide affected them. Especially good (part of a testimony) is the one by Soghomon Tehlirian.

The Turkish Military Tribunal's Prosecution of the Authors of the Armenian Genocide
Like the trials of Nazi criminals after the Holocaust, many of the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide went unpunished. This site covers four of the military trials regarding the Armenian Genocide.

Useful Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
These 17 questions focus on why it is important to learn about the Armenian Genocide, specifically to counter questions of denial.

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