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==20th century==
==20th century==
see [[Turkey]]
see [[Turkey]]
The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), known collectively as the Young Turks, came to power in 1908.
The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), known collectively as the Young Turks, came to power in 1908.
===World War I===
===World War I===
The Ottoman Empire joined Germany and Austria (the [[Central Powers]]) during [[World War I]] (1914-1918) and collapsed after their defeat. The YoungTurks who controlled the government, anxious to have an all-Muslim empire, saw the chance to get rid of the Christian Armenians. Evacuations and killings during the [[Armenian genocide]] of 1915 left 600,000 dead and eliminated all the Armenians inside Turkey. [[File:Ottoman3.jpg|thumb|left|220px]]
The Ottoman Empire joined Germany and Austria (the [[Central Powers]]) during [[World War I]] (1914-1918) and collapsed after their defeat. The YoungTurks who controlled the government, anxious to have an all-Muslim empire, saw the chance to get rid of the Christian Armenians. Evacuations and killings during the [[Armenian genocide]] of 1915 left 600,000 dead and eliminated all the Armenians inside Turkey. [[File:Ottoman3.jpg|thumb|left|220px]]