From 1515 to 1915 the Armenians suffered a series of injustices and racial and religious discriminations. They were oppressed and robbed. suffered kidnapings. and were often in danger of their lives. Early in the First World War. the Turks called for the elimination of some 2 million Armenians in the Ottoman empire through deportation. starvation and wholesale massacre. and while most of the world was busy fighting in Europe. the Turks proceeded systematically to carry out this plan. A million Armenians were eliminated. the remaining half either fled to a neighboring country or were forced into servitude. No Armenian alive today has been left untouched by these massacres.
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