During World War I, Turkish nationalists took control of the Turkish government and promoted ethnic Turkish religion and culture. They argued that the Armenians in Turkey, who were Christians, sympathized with Christian Russia, which was on the opposite side in the war. In 1915 the Turks introduced a systematic campaign to kill the Armenians or deport them by making them walk to the border, a walk that few of them survived.

Which statement best supports the United Human Rights Council's contention that this was genocide?

A. It was an expression of nationalism being promoted by the leaders of a national government.

B. It involved a deliberate effort to eliminate all the people in one ethnic or cultural group.

C. It was directed against people of one religion by people of a different religion.

D. It took place within one country in the context of a larger war between nations.

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Deborah Baird

12 February, 22:01

During World War I, Turkish nationalists took control of the Turkish government and promoted ethnic Turkish religion and culture. They argued that the Armenians in Turkey, who were Christians, sympathized with Christian Russia, which was on the opposite side in the war. In 1915 the Turks introduced a systematic campaign to kill the Armenians or deport them by making them walk to the border, a walk that few of them survived.

Which statement best supports the United Human Rights Council's contention that this was genocide?

A. It was an expression of nationalism being promoted by the leaders of a national government.

B. It involved a deliberate effort to eliminate all the people in one ethnic or cultural group.

C. It was directed against people of one religion by people of a different religion.

D. It took place within one country in the context of a larger war between nations.

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Cantrell · Answer 1

The answer would be B, it involved a deliberate effort to eliminate all the people in one ethnic or cultural group.

Genocide is the systematic, deliberate elimination of everyone in a particular ethnic, cultural political, religious, etc, group.