How did the concept of total war contribute to the genocide of the Armenian people during World War I?A.It justified violence against any group perceived as unsupportive of the Ottoman war effort.B.It gave the Ottoman Empire access to modern weapons that were extremely deadly.C.It made Ottoman leaders suspicious of groups that were not Turkish or Muslim.D.It resulted in the Ottoman Empire ruling over groups with different ethnicities and religions.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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How did the concept of total war contribute to the genocide of the Armenian people during World War I?A.It justified violence against any group perceived as unsupportive of the Ottoman war effort.B.It gave the Ottoman Empire access to modern weapons that were extremely deadly.C.It made Ottoman leaders suspicious of groups that were not Turkish or Muslim.D.It resulted in the Ottoman Empire ruling over groups with different ethnicities and religions.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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The concept of total war contributed to the genocide of the Armenian people during World War I in several ways:
A. It justified violence against any group perceived as unsupportive of the Ottoman war effort. In the context of total war, all resources, including human, are mobilized towards the war effort. Any group not actively supporting the war was seen as a potential threat. The Armenians, who were Christian and had a significant population in areas bordering Russia, were perceived as more likely to be sympathetic to the enemy,
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