it’s one of the darkest marks in
twentieth-century Eurasian history and a
massacre that actually inspired the
invention of the word genocide Armenian
lobbies around the world have long
pushed hard for the events of World War
1 to be recognized as a deliberate
attempt to exterminate them welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about Germany’s recognition
of the Armenian Genocide the German
parliament recognizing a genocide of 1.5
million Armenians in Turkey a century
ago has enraged the Turks and delighted
the Armenians number 10 what happened in
Armenia during World War one the
Armenian Genocide known to Armenians as
meds UN or great crime was a systematic
extermination of Armenian people within
the Ottoman Empire during World War one
it’s usually said to have begun on April
24th 1915 when the Ottoman government
rounded up and executed over 200
Armenian intellectuals there followed a
targeted organized effort to capture and
kill Armenian people under the guise
that they posed a threat to Ottoman
security it’s estimated that up to 1.5
million died with thousands of
able-bodied males directly massacred
while women children and the infirm were
led on death marches into the Syrian
desert without food or water American
President Theodore Roosevelt later
called it quote the greatest crime of
the First World War
number nine how did the Ottoman Empire
become Turkey the Ottoman Empire which
had fought and lost World War one on the
side of Central Powers Germany and
austria-hungary was partitioned
following the Treaty of Ceph signed on
August 10th 1920 the treaties terms saw
the Empire’s land mass dramatically
reduced major restrictions placed on its
military including prohibition of an Air
Force and ottoman financial control
handed over to the Allies the treaty
quickly inspired the Turkish War of
Independence which lasted until the
Treaty of Lausanne was signed in July
1923 a document that officially
recognized the Ottoman Empire as defunct
and the Republic of Turkey as its
sesor number 8 what is the status of
Armenia today following World War 1
tension in Armenia continued and in 1922
it became part of the Soviet Union
however by the 1980s Armenia had become
stifled under Soviet rule and in 1990 it
declared independence that independence
was officially recognized with the
breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 as
LaVon ter Petrosyan was elected first
president of the Republic of Armenia
while Med’s yen has been recognized as
genocide by many major nations the US
Congress has yet to do so over 40
American state governments have
acknowledged the atrocity however and in
light of multiple national and
international petitions pressure mounts
on Congress to do the same number seven
who has acknowledged the genocide the
United Nations defined the great crime
as genocide in 1985 as part of the
Whittaker report in 1997 the
International Association of genocide
scholars officially termed it as
genocide and the European Parliament
backed a motion for official recognition
in 2015 countries including Russia Italy
France and Canada have acknowledged the
genocide while over 40 US states have
also done so as well as three parts of
the United Kingdom by contrast only the
governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan
officially deny that the events
beginning in 1915 were genocide number 6
what happened in Germany in June 2016
the German parliament resolved that the
massacres and death marches were
genocide therefore adding their name to
the growing list of nations and
organizations that recognize it the
Bundestag session concluded with an
overwhelming majority voting to
acknowledge genocide with many of the
speeches referring to German guilt and
responsibility in relation to the
killings which were carried out by their
military allies Armenian representatives
were present at the vote and held up
signs of thanks following the result
number 5 how did the world react to
Germany the Armenian government praised
Germany with foreign minister Edward
Nalbandian thanking the country for a
quote valuable contribution not only to
the international recognition
and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide but also to the universal fight
for the Prevention of genocide and
crimes against humanity given Germany’s
own dark history with genocide and its
indirect involvement in World War one
Armenia the vote has been met favorably
by other nations especially those that
already officially recognize the
Armenian Genocide perhaps more so than
that of any other country Germany’s
acknowledgement serves as a major blow
to the Turkish government still trying
to deny what increasing numbers of
people view as facts number four what is
Turkey’s stance the vote prompted an
angry reaction from Turkey which has
held significant ties with Germany
throughout modern history the Republic’s
capital Ankara recalled its German
ambassador within hours of the
recognition in addition Turkey’s
government criticized Germany for the
move that is set to test their
friendship
however turkey does appear willing to
work on the ties between the two
countries the Turkish Prime Minister
been a Liga de vim has stressed that the
nations are quote two very important
allies and that he doesn’t expect the
relationship to quote deteriorate
completely meanwhile President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan has also promised quote
we will do whatever is necessary to
resolve this issue number three what is
the current refugee situation the
developments could have major
implications in Europe in general as the
continent is in the midst of a migrant
crisis utilizing the open border
policies millions of refugees have
entered into Europe fleeing conflict in
the Middle East and surrounding areas
from Syria Iraq and Afghanistan in
particular in 2015 EU states reportedly
received over 1 million first-time
asylum applications with Germany
receiving more than any other nation
while some states have been reluctant to
welcome migrants Angela Merkel and
Germany have been some of the most
prominent campaigners for the refugees
integration events ito and Atlanta
Hoffman under Johnson well that’s one
really nice imagine number two how will
this affect German Turkish relations as
it has seen the largest influx of
migrant arrivals Germany is particularly
reliant upon a March 2016
deal between Turkey and the EU designed
to stem the flow of refugees as part of
the deal turkey agreed to take back
asylum seekers who land in Greece
theoretically closing the Aegean route
that more than 850,000 people traveled
in 2015 in return the EU promised to
help with the financial burden and to
give greater consideration to turkeys
application to become an EU member as
such if German Turkish relations sour it
could mean a breakdown of the deal
leaving Germany and Europe to manage the
migrant crisis unaided once more number
1 what will happen next
everything depends upon how the Turkish
government chooses to respond to the
German vote in the long term Germany’s
acceptance of meds even as genocide is
an undoubted blow to the country which
continues to deny it despite growing
international pressure however Turkey’s
ambitions to be part of the EU may
inspire leniency towards Germany one of
the organization’s most influential
members currently Turkey is a major
candidate for EU membership if it
challenges Germany too strongly
especially over an issue as dark and
sensitive as this one then its candidacy
credentials could be damaged did these
facts get you thinking to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week it’s very sad that the German
government which is so intelligent and
has experienced some history of its own
needed so long to accomplish this
twentieth-century Eurasian history and a
massacre that actually inspired the
invention of the word genocide Armenian
lobbies around the world have long
pushed hard for the events of World War
1 to be recognized as a deliberate
attempt to exterminate them welcome to
watchmojo.com down 10 crucial facts you
should know about Germany’s recognition
of the Armenian Genocide the German
parliament recognizing a genocide of 1.5
million Armenians in Turkey a century
ago has enraged the Turks and delighted
the Armenians number 10 what happened in
Armenia during World War one the
Armenian Genocide known to Armenians as
meds UN or great crime was a systematic
extermination of Armenian people within
the Ottoman Empire during World War one
it’s usually said to have begun on April
24th 1915 when the Ottoman government
rounded up and executed over 200
Armenian intellectuals there followed a
targeted organized effort to capture and
kill Armenian people under the guise
that they posed a threat to Ottoman
security it’s estimated that up to 1.5
million died with thousands of
able-bodied males directly massacred
while women children and the infirm were
led on death marches into the Syrian
desert without food or water American
President Theodore Roosevelt later
called it quote the greatest crime of
the First World War
number nine how did the Ottoman Empire
become Turkey the Ottoman Empire which
had fought and lost World War one on the
side of Central Powers Germany and
austria-hungary was partitioned
following the Treaty of Ceph signed on
August 10th 1920 the treaties terms saw
the Empire’s land mass dramatically
reduced major restrictions placed on its
military including prohibition of an Air
Force and ottoman financial control
handed over to the Allies the treaty
quickly inspired the Turkish War of
Independence which lasted until the
Treaty of Lausanne was signed in July
1923 a document that officially
recognized the Ottoman Empire as defunct
and the Republic of Turkey as its
sesor number 8 what is the status of
Armenia today following World War 1
tension in Armenia continued and in 1922
it became part of the Soviet Union
however by the 1980s Armenia had become
stifled under Soviet rule and in 1990 it
declared independence that independence
was officially recognized with the
breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 as
LaVon ter Petrosyan was elected first
president of the Republic of Armenia
while Med’s yen has been recognized as
genocide by many major nations the US
Congress has yet to do so over 40
American state governments have
acknowledged the atrocity however and in
light of multiple national and
international petitions pressure mounts
on Congress to do the same number seven
who has acknowledged the genocide the
United Nations defined the great crime
as genocide in 1985 as part of the
Whittaker report in 1997 the
International Association of genocide
scholars officially termed it as
genocide and the European Parliament
backed a motion for official recognition
in 2015 countries including Russia Italy
France and Canada have acknowledged the
genocide while over 40 US states have
also done so as well as three parts of
the United Kingdom by contrast only the
governments of Turkey and Azerbaijan
officially deny that the events
beginning in 1915 were genocide number 6
what happened in Germany in June 2016
the German parliament resolved that the
massacres and death marches were
genocide therefore adding their name to
the growing list of nations and
organizations that recognize it the
Bundestag session concluded with an
overwhelming majority voting to
acknowledge genocide with many of the
speeches referring to German guilt and
responsibility in relation to the
killings which were carried out by their
military allies Armenian representatives
were present at the vote and held up
signs of thanks following the result
number 5 how did the world react to
Germany the Armenian government praised
Germany with foreign minister Edward
Nalbandian thanking the country for a
quote valuable contribution not only to
the international recognition
and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide but also to the universal fight
for the Prevention of genocide and
crimes against humanity given Germany’s
own dark history with genocide and its
indirect involvement in World War one
Armenia the vote has been met favorably
by other nations especially those that
already officially recognize the
Armenian Genocide perhaps more so than
that of any other country Germany’s
acknowledgement serves as a major blow
to the Turkish government still trying
to deny what increasing numbers of
people view as facts number four what is
Turkey’s stance the vote prompted an
angry reaction from Turkey which has
held significant ties with Germany
throughout modern history the Republic’s
capital Ankara recalled its German
ambassador within hours of the
recognition in addition Turkey’s
government criticized Germany for the
move that is set to test their
friendship
however turkey does appear willing to
work on the ties between the two
countries the Turkish Prime Minister
been a Liga de vim has stressed that the
nations are quote two very important
allies and that he doesn’t expect the
relationship to quote deteriorate
completely meanwhile President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan has also promised quote
we will do whatever is necessary to
resolve this issue number three what is
the current refugee situation the
developments could have major
implications in Europe in general as the
continent is in the midst of a migrant
crisis utilizing the open border
policies millions of refugees have
entered into Europe fleeing conflict in
the Middle East and surrounding areas
from Syria Iraq and Afghanistan in
particular in 2015 EU states reportedly
received over 1 million first-time
asylum applications with Germany
receiving more than any other nation
while some states have been reluctant to
welcome migrants Angela Merkel and
Germany have been some of the most
prominent campaigners for the refugees
integration events ito and Atlanta
Hoffman under Johnson well that’s one
really nice imagine number two how will
this affect German Turkish relations as
it has seen the largest influx of
migrant arrivals Germany is particularly
reliant upon a March 2016
deal between Turkey and the EU designed
to stem the flow of refugees as part of
the deal turkey agreed to take back
asylum seekers who land in Greece
theoretically closing the Aegean route
that more than 850,000 people traveled
in 2015 in return the EU promised to
help with the financial burden and to
give greater consideration to turkeys
application to become an EU member as
such if German Turkish relations sour it
could mean a breakdown of the deal
leaving Germany and Europe to manage the
migrant crisis unaided once more number
1 what will happen next
everything depends upon how the Turkish
government chooses to respond to the
German vote in the long term Germany’s
acceptance of meds even as genocide is
an undoubted blow to the country which
continues to deny it despite growing
international pressure however Turkey’s
ambitions to be part of the EU may
inspire leniency towards Germany one of
the organization’s most influential
members currently Turkey is a major
candidate for EU membership if it
challenges Germany too strongly
especially over an issue as dark and
sensitive as this one then its candidacy
credentials could be damaged did these
facts get you thinking to vote for which
news story is covered next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
for more newsworthy top 10s published
every week it’s very sad that the German
government which is so intelligent and
has experienced some history of its own
needed so long to accomplish this
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