In 1915. Turkey. which had allied itself with Germany and AustriaHungary during the First World War. was anxious to prevent the Armenians from aiding Russia. which was allied with Great Britain and France. The majority of the inhabitants of Armenia were driven into the Iranian Desert. where hundreds of thousands of them died from starvation. exhaustion. and sunstroke. Over a million others died before the war ended. hundreds of thousands were deported. and other thousands fled for their lives. Many Armenians made the long journey to America. where they and their descendants have made important contributions to their adopted country.
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