As lots of other Christian minorities gained their independence little by little, the Armenians became more isolated as the only major Christian minority. That is when the conflict began between the Armenians and the Turks. Some Armenians began wanting independence like the Greeks and others had received, while Turks began to envision a new Pan-Turkic empire spreading all the way to Central Asia. Armenians were the only ethnic group that divided the Turkic parts. Therefore the Turks wanted to elimi

The amazing thing about the following events is that the Armenians hardly put up a fight. For a number of reasons they did not know what was planned for them and went along with their governments plan to relocate them for their own good or so they thought. First the Armenians were asked to turn in weapons. They were told it was for the war effort. The men who were the fittest were drafted to help in the war effort. These men were either immediately killed or were worked to death. Now the villages and towns, with only women, children and elderly left were systematically emptied. The remaining residents would be told to gather for a temporary relocation. To only bring what they could carry. The Armenians, again obediently followed instructions and were led by Turkish Gendarmes in death marches.

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