At the start of World War I, members of the Armenian race began to face racial prejudice from the Turks, which quickly resulted in genocide. The term genocide refers to the deliberate destruction of a nationality or ethnic group. Becoming part of the Ottoman Empire in 1915, Turkey set a goal of eliminating ethnic Armenians, and initiatives were taken to permanently eliminate the enemies. Between the years 1915 and 1923, the Armenian population increased from almost two million to one million. The Turks were located between two bodies of water, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, while Armenia was located directly to the east. Alongside the Armenians were the Russians. Additionally, some of the battles that occurred throughout World War I took place on Armenian territory. Many ethnic Armenians were brutally resettled in deserts and other areas, although many harsh acts by the Ottomans resulted in death. Like the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide involved the use of concentration camps and violations of natural and human rights. Thanks to the methods used to destroy the Armenians, many of them were burned, drowned in the Black Sea or poisoned. Despite these horrific events, the Armenian Genocide remained an unheard topic around the world because once a genocide became evident, other nations were expected to step in and help. In just a few years, the Armenian population declined by almost half due to uncivil acts of displacement, murder, starvation, etc. The Armenian Genocide occurred because the Turks felt that the Armenians were endangering their power because their religion conflicted with the nations bordering them, the Armenians demanded an abundance of...... middle of paper.. .... February 25. 2014. Spangenburg, Ray and Diane Moser. The crime of genocide: terror against humanity. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000. Print. Lubin, Nancy. "Armenia." Student of the world of books. World Book, 2014. Web. March 22, 2014. McCarthy, Justin. “Russo-Turkish Wars.” Student of the world of books. World Book, 2014. Web. March 23, 2014. Norsigian, Zarouhi and Nicole Vartanian. “In the shoes of a survivor.” Faces: People, Places and Cultures, September 1999: 18. Student Resources in Context. Internet. March 22, 2014. Spangenburg, Ray and Diane Moser. The crime of genocide: terror against humanity. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000. Print. St John, John, Ronald Bruce. “Armenian Genocide”. Student of the world of books. World Book, 2014. Web. March 22, 2014.Totten, Samuel. "Is history important? Ask the Armenians." Social Education 69.6 (2005): 328+. Student resources in context. Internet. March 22. 2014.