The '''Armenian Genocide''' was the [[massacre]] of [[Armenians]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]], especially the deaths of 1.5 million<ref>Armenians say 1.5 million.</ref><ref>http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide</ref> Armenians from Anatolia during [[World War I]]. [[Turkey]] (which in 1923 became the successor state to the Ottoman Empire) has denied its responsibility, suggesting that preplanned [[genocide]] did not occur. Turkey says it was a confusing period where many people were killed because of political uprisings. To this day, Turkey denies it and did not even release their records. | The '''Armenian Genocide''' was the [[massacre]] of [[Armenians]] in the [[Ottoman Empire]], especially the deaths of 1.5 million<ref>Armenians say 1.5 million.</ref><ref>http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide</ref> Armenians from Anatolia during [[World War I]]. [[Turkey]] (which in 1923 became the successor state to the Ottoman Empire) has denied its responsibility, suggesting that preplanned [[genocide]] did not occur. Turkey says it was a confusing period where many people were killed because of political uprisings. To this day, Turkey denies it and did not even release their records. |