The Affect Of The Genocide On The Armenian Culture

During the Armenian genocide there was a loss of 1,500,000 lives. By 1923, the entire landmass of Asia minor and historic Armenia had been erased or removed completely of its population of Armenians. The amount of lives loss left a devastating mark on the Armenian culture, and almost completely demolished the Armenian culture, forever. Although the Turkish government kept the genocide of the Armenians secret from the rest of the world, the genocide was still a result of an unethical society because of the bias views of the government and it left a devastating effect on the Armenian population, changing their culture forever.

The Armenian genocide happened during the start of World War 1 (WWI), 1914, in the Ottoman Empire. Although there had been growing tensions between the Armenians and the Turks. In society the Armenians were intellectuals; they were doctors, teachers, professionals in society, etc. The Turks however were illiterate peasants and farmers. During the start of WWI many countries experienced a strong sense of nationalism, some however
Majority of the Armenian population was killed, during the genocide. To this day, Armenia and Turkey are still not on good terms. The genocide was an end to 300 years of Armenian culture in the Ottoman Empire. The Genocide had a long-lasting impact on the Armenian people who survived as well. The Armenians who survived the slaughter of their people had to cope with the significant loss, which in some cases were impossible to cope with. Some people lost their whole family, their entire lives ruined.

The emergence of an unethical society is caused by many factors but among those the most prominent is fear. Although the Ottoman Empire kept the Armenian Genocide secret and highly monitored the information about it, the genocide still came out of an unethical society and has left a long lasting impact on the Armenian people and