1. Armenian Genocide – 8 Stages

2. Armenian Genocide – 8 Stages
Example in the Genocide
1 – Classification
“Us vs. Them”
Armenians are looked upon as the “bad guys” after years of inequality in the Ottoman Empire and because of their religion
2- Symbolization
“Victims are given symbols”
The largest symbol was their religion AKA Christian
3 – Dehumanization
“Make them look less than human”
Armenians never had equal rights in the Ottoman Empire
Hamidian Massacre says it is OK to kill them
Armenian soliders disarmed, segregated, and massacred
Armenians are “relocated” and “exiled” by government

3. Armenian Genocide – 8 Stages
Example in the Genocide
4 – Organization
“Governments and States organized Genocide”
Young Turks take power and want to make Empire great again
Government organizes deportations and marches
Government established killing squads
5 – Polarization
“Turn the people against the victims”
Christians are blamed for massacres in the Balkins
Armenians march with Russians in WWI (Look like Traitors)
Regular people are told by the government it is OK to kill Armenians
6 – Preparation
“Victims are prepared”
Armenian Soldiers disarmed
Armenian Intelligence is killed
Armenians are deported
Armenians are “Relocated”

4. Armenian Genocide – 8 Stages
Example in the Genocide
7 – Extermination
“Actual killing”
Armenian Soldiers are massacred
Armenian Intelligence is kills
Death Marches
Torture clerics
Rape and kill women
Stabbing, Shooting, Starvation, Marches etc.
Dead Bodies dumped into a river
8 – Denial
“Genocide is always denied”
Turkey (new nation) refused to accept it
Other nations know – Do nothing
“Young Turks” convicted but escaped
It was a “Civil War”
Armenians killed Turks as well
Book Author – attacked, bombed, imprisoned
Don’t teach it in schools
Kick out movie studio
Armenian Genocide Memorial is not in Turkey