... during the Great War; what is often overlooked is the suffering the Armenians endured forty years prior to the war. The aim of this essay is to understand the history prior to the genocide, the reasons for it and the massacres against the Armenians during the war. The first ... Empire fell into the hands of the new Sultan Abdul Hamid II, a man who openly expressed his distain toward Armenians, often referred to them as an "anathema" or abomination.1 Arminius Vambery, a Jewish born atheist and friend of the Sultan tells of a peaceful meeting between the two where ... were particularly targ...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate