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Christina Keith
Dr. Kessler
Ap Cambridge
5 December 2014
Armenian Genocide and the United States
The Armenian Genocide began as early as 1914 and was one of the first events that was investigated and labeled as genocide(“Armenian Genocide of 1915: An Overview”). For many reasons it is very undisclosed and unfamiliar to most people, although the main reason being
Turkey made enormous efforts to cover it up. Millions of dollars have been spent in the United
States along with other countries contributing towards different ways to obfuscate the genocide
(Kifner). There is now an ongoing dispute between Turkey and the Armenians about Turkish failing to admit to the genocide. To what extent did Turkey suppress the genocide and how impactful was Turkey’s denial of the accounts on the United States?
President Woodrow Wilson entered the United States World War I in 1917 as an independent power. Although they declared war on Germany who allied with Turkey and
Austria, the U.S. never fully joined the Allied Powers consisting of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy. In this war, foreign relations were strong and stable between the Allied Powers. At the start of the mass killings, the objective of the Turkish Government was for their actions to remain obscure, but their plan failed when accounts of killings were reported (Holthouse).
Among the first witnesses were United States diplomatic representatives and American
missionaries. The news traveled and countries were soon debating whether to take action or not.
The United States Department of States proceeded to write a letter stating that the Turkish government would be responsible for the “crimes against humanity”(“Woodrow Wilson and the
Armenian Genocide”). According to the Armenian National Institute this was not the only form of involvement that the United States had with the genocide. The American Embassy in
Constantinople served as a connection of information about the crimes against
Dr. Kessler
Ap Cambridge
5 December 2014
Armenian Genocide and the United States
The Armenian Genocide began as early as 1914 and was one of the first events that was investigated and labeled as genocide(“Armenian Genocide of 1915: An Overview”). For many reasons it is very undisclosed and unfamiliar to most people, although the main reason being
Turkey made enormous efforts to cover it up. Millions of dollars have been spent in the United
States along with other countries contributing towards different ways to obfuscate the genocide
(Kifner). There is now an ongoing dispute between Turkey and the Armenians about Turkish failing to admit to the genocide. To what extent did Turkey suppress the genocide and how impactful was Turkey’s denial of the accounts on the United States?
President Woodrow Wilson entered the United States World War I in 1917 as an independent power. Although they declared war on Germany who allied with Turkey and
Austria, the U.S. never fully joined the Allied Powers consisting of Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy. In this war, foreign relations were strong and stable between the Allied Powers. At the start of the mass killings, the objective of the Turkish Government was for their actions to remain obscure, but their plan failed when accounts of killings were reported (Holthouse).
Among the first witnesses were United States diplomatic representatives and American
missionaries. The news traveled and countries were soon debating whether to take action or not.
The United States Department of States proceeded to write a letter stating that the Turkish government would be responsible for the “crimes against humanity”(“Woodrow Wilson and the
Armenian Genocide”). According to the Armenian National Institute this was not the only form of involvement that the United States had with the genocide. The American Embassy in
Constantinople served as a connection of information about the crimes against