This set of posters is one of four items in our teaching packet on the Armenian Genocide.

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PANEL 1: Prelude to Genocide

A brief chronology of Ottoman history from 1502 to 1913 revealing myths and realities. Includes a list of major historical events that led to the Armenian massacres of 1894-1896, 1909 and the genocide of 1915. Includes an overview of the corrupt Ottoman taxation system and the failed treaties that sought to protect the Armenians living under Ottoman rule against increasing abuses and usurpations.

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PANEL 2: Decapitation of a Nation

Includes a chronology of monthly events from February 1914 to May 1915 leading up to the Genocide, the decision by Turkish leaders for the Genocide and their justification for it, the Turkish methodology to first destroy Armenian leaders and intellectuals, the reaction to the Genocide by the Allies who for the first time warned Turkish leaders for their "Crimes against Humanity" setting a legal precedent for a concept used in future war crimes tribunals.

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PANEL 3: Deportation

A chronology of monthly events from May 1915 to February 1916 showing the deportation as a ruse for destruction of the Armenians. The full U.S. State Dept translation of the Official Proclamation of Deportation by the Young Turks showing the demonization of the Armenians and the authorization for the Genocide. Observations and statements by Swiss, German and American eyewitnesses attesting to the intent of the Turkish government to destroy the Armenians. Includes photographs of the deportations, deportees, and survivors.

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PANEL 4: Extermination

A chronology of monthly events from October 1916 to March 1918 with quotes by major figures from the period describing in detail the deliberate destruction of the Armenians and listing the growing reaction by public figures in the U.S. and abroad to the Genocide. Includes a map showing the deportations and massacres, photographs of the victims and refugees, many taken under threat of death.

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PANEL 5: Aftermath

A chronology of related monthly events from May 1918 to July 1923 describing the fate of the survivors, Armenian women sold in slave markets or taken in Moslem harems, the forced Islamization of children, scenes of starvation and destitution with hundreds of thousands of refugees seeking food, shelter and relief, the continued destruction of Armenians in 1920 by Turkish Nationalist forces.  Includes a discussion of treaties that first sought to atone for the injustices upon the Armenians and then relegated their plight to the backwaters of history thus giving impunity to the Turkish state and paving the way for the denial that continues to today.  Also includes a map and photographs of the refugees.

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