Despite these efforts by the Turks to exterminate their race. the Armenians persevered. They were able to survive and save their culture. language. and heritage through the strength and cohesiveness of their community. Undoubtedly. hundreds of years of oppression created a solidarity among the people of Armenia which enabled them to survive the Turkish atrocities. Even in the wake of the deaths of more than 1 million of their people. however. the Armenians managed to create an independent homeland. When an army of refugees and volunteers from abroad defeated an attackIng Turkish force. Armenians had the opportunity it had coveted for hundreds of years. On May 28. 1918.
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