The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an Armenian Genocide Resolution on Oct. 10, 2007, classifying the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as "genocide."
Fast Facts:
- France passed a similar resolution in 2006
- Estimates of the Armenian death toll range up to 1.5 million
- President Bush has criticized the resolution, claiming it will damage relations with Turkey
Should Obama push Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian genocide?(2 Answers)
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From a moral point of view: Yes, absolutely. I think it's important for a nation to recognize the mistakes that were made in the past. For instance ...
Who was the last USA president who recognized the Armenian Genocide???(2 Answers)
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I'm going to answer differently. Despite protests by the Turkish government today (http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-25-voa15.cfm), it was the American government that first recognized ...
Did Hitler really say "Who, after all, speaks to-day of the annihilation of the Armenians?"(2 Answers)
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The speech was allegedly made on August 22nd 1939 (one week before the invasion of Poland) to Wehrmacht (Germany Military) commanders at Hitler's s Obersalzberg home. Louis ...
