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 …show more content…
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