Persecution of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire began toward the end of the 19th century and increased through the beginning of the 20th century. From 1915 until 1923. 1.5 million Armenians died from the Ottoman Empires attempts to eliminate the Armenian people. Armenian citizens were either massacred outright. or they were deported and subjected to various kinds of inhumane treatment. including rape. torture. and mutilation. According to Henry Morgenthau. Sr.. the United States Ambassador to Turkey at that time. the Armenian genocide was "the most thoroughly organized and effective massacre this country has ever seen." Even the onehalf million Armenians who were fortunate enough to have escaped were brutally evicted from the country that they had called home for more than 3.000 years. Most of those who were deported died of starvation. disease. or exposure. Mr. Speaker.
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