Genocide has occurred since ancient times. When a group or a nation conquered another group, it was common practice to kill all the men-civilians and soldiers both-of the conquered group. In the 20th century mass killing increasingly became a part of some nations' ways to achieve political goals.
During World War I (1914-1918), the Turkish nationalist government oversaw the deportation and killing of an estimated 1.1 to 1.8 million Armenians in Eastern Turkey. April 24, 1915 was the beginning of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Hundreds of Armenian religious, political, and intellectual leaders were gathered up, exiled, and even murdered in areas of Anatolia. Within the next few months, Armenians serving in the Ottom
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