Armenian Genocide.. Did it really happen?

The Armenian Genocide was and continues to be one of the least talked about mass murders. To this day many people believe it did not happen. Those who do believe it happened do not understand the truth and only believe what they hear. Some historians believe that the Armenian Genocide was one of the first modern organized genocides. The most evidence people have on the Armenian Genocide is the death toll. Over a million and a half Armenians died between 1915 and 1923. “The Turkish government has spent millions of dollars on public relations experts attempting to eradicate from the public mind a memory of the Armenian Genocide or at least to cast doubt in the public mind.” (http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/facts/answers.html).
The Armenian Genocide is often compared to the Holocaust. “Many of the Armenian’s believe that because of the world’s failure to stop the horrific murder of the Armenians during World War I it was one of the contributing factors to the Holocaust.” (http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=73923). These people believe if the world had done something about the Armenian Genocide and it if it wasn’t pushed aside, then the Holocaust never would have happened. Another main contributor to the genocide being so quiet is the United States Military base is on the Turks land. It is believed that if United States talks about the genocide then Turks will no longer trust the United States.
The Armenian Genocide was a religious conflict between various Christian faiths within the Armenian population and the Muslims within the Ottoman Empire. Many laws were passed that took away rights from the Armenian population. Turkish Muslims were the dominate group who made the laws that led to the eventual genocide. It appears that the Armenian massacres occurred after Russia took over certain Turkish lands. The Russians supported the Christian based Armenians and the Armenians believed this would lead to their independence. After Russia left Turkey the Armenians found that this only led to their destruction. (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Armenian_Genocide).
The Ottoman Empire was the political party who created and continued the Armenian Genocide. The three main people who controlled the government and what was happening were Memes Talaat, Ismail Enver, and Ahmed Jemal. Jemal was head of the Marine and Military. He assigned military personals to carry out the Armenian Genocide. These three young Turks relied heavily on the Special Organization. The Special Organization’s job was to kill the deported Armenians. These three main culprits fled the country soon after the Armenian Genocide started; they were found and put in jail. The Turks carried on the genocide for the next three years.
For many people it is too painful and embarrassing to talk or even mention the Armenian Genocide. Because of no one’s help or acknowledgement of the genocide people refuse to believe it was true. I believe it is a very real and horrible act towards humanity. There can be no excuse to kill or dehumanize another person regardless of their religious beliefs. The pictures and stories of the genocide help to tell the story and increase the understanding of the truth. (http://www.armenian-genocide.org/photo_wegner.html). The Armenian Genocide may never be acknowledged but the stories and pictures will be here forever.