"The trauma is especially enduring because
of the refusal of the perpetrator regime or its
successors to acknowledge the crime and
engage in acts of contrition and
redemption," (105).
--Samuel Totten from
Teaching about Genocide
of the refusal of the perpetrator regime or its
successors to acknowledge the crime and
engage in acts of contrition and
redemption," (105).
--Samuel Totten from
Teaching about Genocide
Today's lasting legacy of the Armenian Genocide that killed close to 1.5 million people...
"Ever since then, the Turkish government has denied that a genocide took place. The Armenians were an enemy force, they argue, and their slaughter was a necessary war measure."
"American news outlets have also been reluctant to use the word “genocide” to describe Turkey’s crimes. The phrase “Armenian genocide” did not appear in the New York Times until 2004."
"In March 2010, a U.S. Congressional panel at last voted to recognize the genocide."
Information and Quotes from:
"Armenian Genocide." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide>.
"Ever since then, the Turkish government has denied that a genocide took place. The Armenians were an enemy force, they argue, and their slaughter was a necessary war measure."
"American news outlets have also been reluctant to use the word “genocide” to describe Turkey’s crimes. The phrase “Armenian genocide” did not appear in the New York Times until 2004."
"In March 2010, a U.S. Congressional panel at last voted to recognize the genocide."
Information and Quotes from:
"Armenian Genocide." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/armenian-genocide>.