Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide was the Ottoman Empireball's systematic extermination of its minority ethnic Armenian subjects inside their historic homeland, which lies within part of modern Turkeyball's territory. The genocide started in 1915 and was carried out during World War I, though Armenians had been sporadically removed before then since the 1890's. The Armenian Genocide consisted of both mass murder and the deportation of ethnic Armenians, as well as Assyrians and Pontic Greeks. It is believed that Nazi Germanyball's genocide known as the Holocaust was inspired from this event in history.
==History==
===The Armenians===
The Ottoman Empire, like many other great empires, got it's land from conquering it's neighboring land and countries. Many of the lands they conquered had various ethnic groups, especially the Armenians. The Armenians were an ethnic Christian religious group seeking independence from the empire, causing tentions as the government was of Muslim majority.
===World War I===
The Ottoman Empire joined World War I on the side of the Central Powers . The Armenians were seen as a threat, fearing they would help the  Russians fight against the Turks. As the war continued, the Ottomans blamed their initial loses on the Armenians, which resulted in a full-out genocide a few years later.
==The Genocide==
Hundreds of Armenian intellectuals were killed on April 24, 1915. Laws were passed to fully depopulate the empire of the Armenian minority. Villages were burned, people who escaped walked into the desert and died, and killing squads were sent to hunt down any survivors. The Ottomans not only tracked down Armenians, but other minorities like Greeks and Assyrians. A total of 1.5 million Armenians, 450,000 Greeks, and 300,000 Assyrians, were killed by the Ottomans. It was truly a massive act of genocide.
==Aftermath==
Nowadays, Turkeyball denies that the genocide happened, and only some countryballs recognize it as a genocide (e.g. the USAball). Most of the others avoid mentioning it so that Turkeyball doesn't throw a tantrum, or because it bribed them. Though not involved, Azerbaijanball and Pakistanball denies it because of their hatred for Armeniaball. The rest of countryballs neither outright deny it nor accept it.
In the Polandball comics, the Armenian Genocide is generally either directly or indirectly mentioned to Armeniaball either by Turkeyball or Azerbaijanball as a form of hatred to Armeniaball. This is because, according to Turkeyball, Azerbaijanball, and Pakistanball's view, Armeniaball views the genocide as a must-recognize event, which means Armenian nationalism to those three countries. Armeniaball also recognizes the Assyrian and Greek genocides, and they in turn recognize the Armenian genocide.
==Recognition==
===Countryballs that recognize the genocide===
These following countryballs recognize the Armenian Genocide:
====Caucasus and the Middle East====
* Armeniaball
* Artsakhball
* Lebanonball
* Syriaball
====Europe====
* Austriaball
* Belgiumball
* Bulgariaball
* Cyprusball
* Czechiaball
* Franceball
* Germanyball
* Greeceball
* Italyball
* Latviaball
* Lithuaniaball
* Luxembourgball
* Netherlandsball
* Polandball
* Portugalball
* Russiaball
* Slovakiaball
* Swedenball
* Switzerlandball
* Vaticanball
* Serbiaball
====The Americas====
* Argentinaball
* Boliviaball
* Brazilball
* Canadaball
* USAball 
* Chileball
* Paraguayball
* Uruguayball
* Venezuelaball
* Mexicoball
====Africa====
* Ethiopiaball
* Libyaball
* Somalilandball
====Asia====
* Iranball
* Indiaball
* Myanmarball
===Countries that deny the genocide===
These following countryballs deny the Armenian Genocide:
* Turkeyball
* Azerbaijanball
* Pakistanball
===Partial and/or provincial recognition===
These countryballs recognize the Armenian Genocide, albeit partially or from one of its first-level subdivisions:
* Australiaball - New South Walesball and South Australiaball
* Iranball
* Egyptball - President's personal recognition
* UAEball
** Abu Dhabiball - Public acknoledgement of genocide
* Israelcube - Only a department of the Knesset, otherwise there is no official recognition nor denial, and some government officials don't consider it to be genocide, only a massacre.
* Mexicoball
* Spainball
* Ukraineball
* UKball - Scotlandball and Walesball
==Gallery==
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==See also==
Category:Genocide
Category:Events