Because Armenia forms a bridge between east and west. it has served timelessly as a battleground for conquering forces. In the early 16th century. the Ottoman Empire engulfed most of Armenia and maintained control over the struggling Armenians until the end of World War I. Some of the cruelest and most inhumane acts committed by man against his fellowman were witnessed during the massacres of 1915. when some 2 million Armenians. subjugated by the Turks. were eliminated through deportation. starvation. and wholesale murder. With the end of World War I. President Woodrow Wilson. recognizing the necessity of assuring freedom for all peoples of the world. included Armenian independence as one of his Fourteen Points for peace.
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