Armenian Genocide

Definition

The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government between 1914 and 1923.

Related terms

Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular ethnic or national group.

Ottoman Empire: A state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.

World War I: A global conflict taking place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918 which involved many world powers divided into two opposing alliances - Allies (including France, UK, Russia) vs Central Powers (including Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire).