In the beginning of the twentieth century, they are an open tragic event that traumatized Christians in the modern-day Middle East, and which was an ominous portent of things to come later that century (McGrath). During this time of the Ottoman Empire found itself caught in a Great War, and numerous rebellions against the Ottoman rule that began in the Middle East (McGrath). The Ottoman Empire predominately Islamic region, which is home to many of non-Islamic people, including the Armenian Christians (McGrath).
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The Treaty of Sèvres was drafted as a peace treaty with Turkey on August 10, 1920, outlined that the Turkish government was expected to hand over the Allied powers, persons who are responsible for the massacre during the war on Turkish territory (McGrath). However, Treaty of Sèvres was not officially approved and never came into force. When the Treaty of Sèvres failed it was replaced with the Treaty of Lausanne on July 24, 1923, that didn’t contain any obligations about the punishment of war crimes. In its place, the “Declaration of Amnesty” was written for all crimes committed by Turkish agents between August 1, 1914, and November 20, 1922 which includes the Armenian Genocide also (McGrath). Ultimately, since there were no actions taken against Turkey, it would lead people like Adolf Hitler to decide that the international community was prepared to tolerate such acts of genocide (McGrath). In conclusion, the Armenian Genocide an event that shocked the Christians in the Middle East. It left an impact on the Christian community especially in the Middle East living under Ottoman Rule. Also, this event was only the one genocide that would leave people like Adolf Hitler to think that the international community does not care about acts like a