The Armenian Genocide was a systematic eradication of the Armenian population living under Ottoman rule. The genocide took place before and after the First World War and occurred in two phases. The first phase consisted of killing all able-bodied men through massacres and forced labor. The second phase was to deport women, children and the elderly and make them walk through the Syrian desert where many people died due to lack of food, water and climate. The total dead population was between one and one and a half million. Despite the high mortality rate, Turkey continues to deny that the Armenian Genocide occurred. The proof that the genocide took place is that one and a half million Armenians died, the Armenian Genocide is documented in the national archives of many nations, and finally, many countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide, Turkey being an obvious exception. No country wants to admit horrendous crimes committed against humanity such as genocide. It will leave a bad impression and bring shame to the country as long as the story remains. One and a half million Armenians died After World War I, Turkey killed almost the entire Armenian population living under the Ottoman Empire. It all started when the Armenians joined the Russian forces and attacked the Turkish troops. In 1914, the Turks confiscated the weapons of the Turkish Armenian troops, subjected them to forced labor, and they were used as human pack animals. During all of this, many men died, and those who survived were soon shot dead. The idea to eradicate the entire Armenian population came from the three people who were in power at the time, Mehmed Talaat, Ismail Enver and Ahmed Djemal. They sent the order to exterminate... the countries... made of paper. Canada passing a resolution on the Armenian Genocide shows how Canada thinks the genocide occurred. Another country that recognizes the genocide and has passed a resolution regarding it is Germany. Here is a piece of the German resolution statement, (translation from German to English),The German Bundestag honors and commemorates the victims of violence, murder and expulsion among the Armenian people before and during the First World War. The Bundestag deplores the actions of the young Turkish government in the Ottoman Empire which led to the almost total annihilation of the Armenians in Anatolia. Although so many countries believe that genocide occurred and have passed resolutions about it, it most likely occurred. The fact that Turkey denies the genocide doesn't really make it credible because Turkey is the country where the genocide occurred.