In this chapter, Rosenbaum argues that the Armenian Genocide was the precursor and prototype for future genocides. The Ottoman Empire's extermination of the Armenian population in Anatolia was two-fold. It was both religious and racial. The Ottomans claimed it to be Jihad against the Armenian Christian infidels. Similarly, Hitler and Nazi Germany declared war on the Jewish people and their religion. Each of these atrocities had racial and religious overtones. Later, genocides in Nigeria, Yugoslavia, Sri Lanka and Bosnia would share similar characteristics.
Were the genocides of the 20th century both religious and racial in nature?
Why did they happen?
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