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Mar 2023
1h 47m

Armenian Genocide

Bro History
About this episode

Ara Sanjian joins us today to discuss the origins and horrors of the Armenian genocide. We cover the following:

  • Why the Turks to viewed Armenians as radicals
  • How Ottoman entry into WW1 led the government to blame Armenians for disloyalty
  • The tragic ethnic cleansing campaigns and wealth distribution of Armenians 
  • Forced assimilation of Armenians
  • Current Turkish governments stance on the Armenian genocide


Ara Sanjian is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Armenian Research Center from the University of Michigan at Dearborn.


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