Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide had its roots in the late 19th Century. Beginning under the cover of WWI, the Ottoman government began the systematic targeting of Armenians and other Christian groups. We recommend these sources to learn more.
Read this Brief History of the Armenian Genocide which is part of 20 Voices of Survivors lesson plan created by The Genocide Education Project.
The Armenian Genocide Museum of America has a short film and is building more resources on the history
The Education page of the Armenian National Institute, which includes many resources, including a map of the genocide, a series of FAQs, the archive of Armen Wegner's photographs below, and a specific set of iconic images of the genocide.
Facing History and Ourselves has a variety of teaching materials, including
video with scholar Taner Akçam on the "Young Turks’ rise to power in the Ottoman Empire and their policies that led to the Armenian Genocide."
The Genocide Education Project has many teaching materials.
Twenty Voices a film by Araz Artinian featuring survivors of the Armenian Genocide
Armen Wegner's photographs documenting the Armenian Genocide
RELIEF & RESCUE EFFORTS
Read about a US organization called Near East Relief, a group of people who worked to save the Armenian, Assyrian and Anatolian Greek populations the Ottomans targeted for genocide under the cover of WWI. You can also watch a trailer for the film They Shall Not Perish.