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Revolution!
The Young Turks overthrow Abdul Hamid for control of the Turkish government. -
War!
The Ottoman Empire enters World War I under the Central Powers. -
The Beginning
Mass murders and violence against Armenians begin. -
Genocide!
Red Sunday. 250 Turkish intellectuals are arrested. -
Deportation!
The Temporary Law of Deportation is passed, allowing Turkish officials to deport anyone they "sensed" as a threat to national security. -
Exposure!
The New York Times reports that "the roads and the Euphrates are strewn with corpses of exiles, and those who survive are doomed to certain death. It is a plan to exterminate the whole Armenian people." -
Indictment!
Over 150 Turkish officials are brought under courts-martial for their crimes against humanity. -
The End
With the trial of the officials responsible for the exterminations, the attacks upon the Armenians die down. -
Assassination!
Talat Pasha is assassinated during broad daylight and in front of many witnesses in Berlin, Germany.