Did Christians in other parts of the world try to defend those being persecuted?
Part 1: 1-2 paragraphs: using the attach r video write a discussion post using the following info. The goal is to analyze the module through the framework or lens of one course module and present the major conclusion you came to about that course theme(Homefront/Fighting front, Identity, Memory) . Use lecture and readings
Part 1A: come up with a short question based on the sources given.
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cYQth4dBQv
In ESC, read: “Gallipoli” pp. 97-99; “The Turkish Defense” pp. 101-104; “The Use of Native Troops” pp. 113-115; “A Doctor in Damaraland” pp. 116-117; “In the Clouds Above Baghdad” pp. 156-158; The Fate of Turkey’s Armenians” pp. 249-252.
Module Six shows the importance of identity during persecution. Ottomans worked to rid themselves of Christian identifying people. The Ottoman Genocides started in April of 1915. Empires, Soldiers, and Citizens shows Leslie Davis’ account of the genocide: “we were all startled by the announcement that the Turkish Government had ordered the deportation of every Armenian, man, woman and child” in Mamouret-ul-Aziz, Harput and surrounding villages (Coetzee, 249). Armeians disarmed themselves and traveled away from the Russian border. During the migration, up to 1.5 million Armenians died from starvation, thirst, and attacks. According to the lecture, the Ottoman Empire “cleansed” 90 percent of the Armenian population. According to The First World War, in retaliation against Ottoman resistance, “looting, raping, and killing” occured (Storey, 87). Ottomans organized military campaigns against other Christian groups as well. One million Greeks died and 300,000 Assyrians died. Despite the fact that Turkish and international scholars acknowledge the Armenian genocide, the Turkish government only acknowledges “migration” and “deportations.” In the Ottoman Empire, people who identified as Christian were targeted.
