The Ottoman Empire
What was the name of the Turkish Political group who came to power in the early 1900's?
Young Turks
What happened on April 24, 1915?
Armenian Genocide officially began with the killing of Armenian leaders and intellectuals
Who coined the phrase "Genocide?"
Raphael Lemkin
Who was the leader of the USSR who implemented the Holodomor?
Joseph Stalin
What is Ukraine's nickname?
Bread Basket of Europe
What were the Balkan Wars
The Ottoman Civil War that resulted in the Balkan states (Greece, Yugoslavia, etc) winning their independence
The Ottoman Empire forced Armenians out of their homes and into the Syrian Desert. What was this called?
Death Marches
What group is Israel currently in conflict with?
Hamas
What desert in Russia makes it very hard for the USSR to feed all of its people? This is also where enemies of the state were sent during the reign of the USSR.
Siberia
What does "Holodomor" mean?
To kill from starvation
Which country became the leader of the Ottoman Empire?
Turkey
The Young Turks eventually decided that the Armenians were not dying fast enough in the Syrian Desert. What were the groups called that were tasked with raiding the marchers and killing them?
Death Squads
What does the ICC stand for?
International Criminal Court
What was the name for the Russian Prisoner Camps in Siberia where they would send criminals to work, serve out their sentence, or even die?
The Gulag
Collectives
What war led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
WWI
When was the genocide officially ended? (What year)
1923
What is the name of the region that Armenia and Azerbaijan are currently fighting over?
Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
What was the Russian policy in all of the Soviets in the USSR that pushed for other groups to assimilate into Russian culture?
Russification
What were the main 3 reasons Stalin implemented the Holodomor?
Power
Security
Industry
Who did the Ottoman Empire side with in WW!?
Germany and Austria-Hungry
Roughly how many people died in the Armenian Genocide?
1-2 Million
What region of Israel is mainly being fought over?
The Gaza Strip
What year did the USSR collapse?
1991-1992
How many people are estimated to have been killed in the Holodomor?
7-10 million