HIST 1007 Chapter : HIST 11 18 2013
Document Summary
Russian defeat was not reported because western nations wanted to keep morale. Memorial built, then destroyed by russians in wwii: ottoman empire and its destruction from within. Ottomans get a huge amount of refugees from the balkans. Armenian massacres 1915-1917: armenia was under ottoman control, massacres occur in the caucasus mountains, young turks wanted a turkish state; armenians were non-turkish christians. Organized a massacre, arrested many random armenians on the grounds of treason trying to cause a rebellion. Armenians end up fighting in a rebellion, prepared turkish army comes in and arrested all of the men, forced the women to march across the desert. 1 million to 1 1/2 million killed. Armenians call it a genocide, turkey refuses to admit it. Enver pasha and gallipoli (april 1915-january 1916: gallipoli was the brainchild of winston churchill, known as the dardanelles , an attempt by the british to take gallipoli, but ataturk defends it and grows to power.
