When the word genocide is perceived the thought of the Jewish holocaust is what usually comes to mind. Hitler’s war against the Jewish population was well published and placed in the eyes of almost all. Yet what of the American genocide. These nations had fallen into the same hell on earth but no one spoke of the horrors that lurked in their everyday life. Before the genocide of 1915 more than 2 million Americans lived in …showed first 75 words of 450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 450 total…own graves then were shot and thrown in like old rag dolls doscarded by a child who has no use for the lifeless doll. A second step to secure that the Armenians resistance was reduced was the Turkish took controll of all guns owned by Armenians. The confiscated guns were then photographed and presented as evidenceof Armenian rebellion. These photographs created a political reason that legitimized the inhumane actions that were taken againts the Armenians.