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University of MN - Resource Guide Armenian Genocide

Resource guide for the Armenian Genocide. Provides an overview of the genocide as well as the international reaction to the genocide. Provides links for further information and discusses the role of Turkey as it continues to try to suppress information related to the genocide.

The Armenian Genocide

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915.

Denial

Turkey Execution of 2 million Armenian victims in 1915

Turkey Execution of 2 million Armenian victims in 1915

Human Rights

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

International Response

Thousands march in Los Angeles to commemorate the Armenian Genocide April 24, 2018

Thousands march in Los Angeles to commemorate the Armenian Genocide April 24, 2018

Remembrance

The Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Memorial Khachkar commemorates the victims of all crimes against humanity. It was unveiled on April 24, 2015, which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide.

The Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Memorial Khachkar commemorates the victims of all crimes against humanity. It was unveiled on April 24, 2015, which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide.

Resistance

Armenians with the flag they used to signal for help after their resistance on Musa Dagh, Turkey during the Armenian Genocide. Photograph probably taken after their arrival at Port Said, Egypt, September 1915.

Armenians with the flag they used to signal for help after their resistance on Musa Dagh, Turkey during the Armenian Genocide. Photograph probably taken after their arrival at Port Said, Egypt, September 1915.

Survival

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

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Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Informational
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  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Teacher and Student
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies