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The British Empire was the largest Empire to have ever existed in our history. So what would things look like if the empire reunited today? 
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“For most of the world, the Armenian Genocide is the slaughter you know next to nothing about. But every year on April 24, Genocide Remembrance Day, we Armenians remember the injustice of a crime that is rarely acknowledged and often flatly denied. It was April 24, 1915, when the Armenian intellectuals, professionals, editors and religious leaders in Constantinople were rounded up by the Ottoman authorities — and almost all of them executed. During World War I, the Ottoman Empire killed three of every four of its Armenian citizens. The majority of Armenians alive today are descendants of the few survivors.” Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
Maricarmen Husson's curator insight,
April 17, 2015 7:37 PM
A 100 AÑOS DEL GENOCIDIO ARMENIO Cada año el 24 de abril, día de la conmemoración del Genocidio, nosotros los armenios recordamos la injusticia de un crimen que rara vez se reconoció y a menudo negó rotundamente. Era el 24 de abril de 1915, cuando los intelectuales armenios, profesionales, editores y líderes religiosos de Constantinopla fueron detenidos por las autoridades otomanas - y casi todos ellos ejecutados. Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, el Imperio Otomano mató a tres de cada cuatro de sus ciudadanos armenios. La mayoría de los armenios vivos hoy son descendientes de los pocos sobrevivientes ". 
Kristin Mandsager San Bento's curator insight,
May 1, 2015 4:17 PM
I have to be honest, I never knew we had a Genocide Remembrance Day. As I get older, there seems to be a day for everything. This is a horrific act. Unfortunately, as we've seen historically many countries have tried this. There is never a good outcome. It's atrocious that we could ever standby and not do something. 
Eden Eaves's curator insight,
May 24, 2015 6:24 PM
Unit 3 For most of the world, the Armenian Genocide is the slaughter we know almost nothing about. But every year on April 24,Genocide Remembrance Day, Armenians all over the world remember the injustice of a crime that is rarely acknowledged and often flatly denied. It was April 24, 1915, when the Armenian intellectuals, professionals, editors and religious leaders in Constantinople were rounded up by the Ottoman authorities — and almost all of them executed. During World War I, the Ottoman Empire killed three of every four of its Armenian citizens. The majority of Armenians alive today are descendants of the few survivors |
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"The curriculum 'Empire, Republic, Democracy: A History of Turkey' traces the final years of the Ottoman Empire, the birth of the Turkish Republic, and contemporary issues in Turkey. Learn more at www.choices.edu/turkey "
Matthew Richmond's curator insight,
November 23, 2015 2:24 PM
Turkey has always been a country that I find interesting. So many amazing architectural structures and landscapes. I have two friends from high school who work there in the peace corps. I asked them what it's like and they couldn't really describe it. They said it isn't really Arabic but it certainly isn't western either. This was a good introductory video on the area. 
Katie Kershaw's curator insight,
March 30, 2018 11:23 AM
This video is helpful in understanding the factors that have made Turkey what it is today. Their physical location has impacted much of their history, as they have been centrally located around various empires for centuries. Turkey is complex because it doesn’t fit the mold of being a solely Middle Eastern country or a solely European country, it has elements of both regions. Up until World War I, Turkey leaned more towards being an Islamic, more traditionally Middle Eastern country. However at this point they adapted many European ways in order to retain their power as an empire. Another point about Turkey is that the area that they are confined to now has only been so for about a century. However, the Turks as a group of people have a very long and rich history. Turkey is one of those countries that is difficult to fully understand or categorize because it is a multitude of cultures. This is presenting a problem currently in Turkey as their government is being challenged. It is yet to be seen whether the Turkish people want a more democratic style of government like that of European countries or a more authoritarian government like their Middle Eastern neighbors. Since they are a combination of both areas culturally, it is hard to tell which system they will pick.
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"Animated GIF map chronicling the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire."
Tags: empire, devolution, Middle East, borders, historical, map. Via CT Blake
Kevin Nguyen's curator insight,
December 7, 2015 2:33 PM
The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire can be clearly seen at the beginning and the end. They had a massive territory expansion at 1300 and it bloomed from there. from then to 1900 then only had some minor changes with some changes in territory. At the end, in 1900s was the most significant change with the Empire collapsing with the Republic of Turkey being established in 1923. 
Nicholas A. Whitmore's curator insight,
December 13, 2015 3:39 PM
A fascinating look into the shifting nature of borders through history. Unfortunately it also reflects many atrocities that also occurred in those years. Geographically the Empire wouldn't last given its difficult to defend borders. Additionally its extremely conservative Political and Cultural nature made it nearly impossible for it to adapt to changing times in technology. Which is ironic in a way because it was their innovation that sparked the Empire and the seizure of Constantinople to begin with. Also it should perhaps be mentioned that the current nation of Turkeys borders are an unnatural creation on the part of the Turks when they were aware their Empire would collapse. This unfortunately also means this map hides events such as the Armenian Genocide to try and purify Anatolia so that the Turks could claim it as its sole homeland while abandoning the rest of the Empire (so in effect they consolidated to try and keep as much land as possible). 
Richard Aitchison's curator insight,
March 7, 2018 11:08 AM
This is a very simple GIF map, but one that we can look at using other outside materials and really used to our advantage of seeing the every changing Middle Eastern Area. The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman empire is a key geographical and political fallout from the 1300's until what is now present day Turkey. When you examine the map and see how big the Empire eventually got and what lands it covers we can use this map to interpret some current conflicts like the one in Syria. Also nowadays we do not think of Turkey as a world power or even a regional power. However, it shows there past history as a world power and that can drive a country (see Russia) to wanting to regain that power. Will Turkey look to regain that power as well? What could they possibly to do to regain this power and how would that effect other Middle Eastern countries. We also can look at the map and realize that the region probably contains many people of Turkish acenstory and what effect does that have on political polices in certain countries that had previously been under the power of the Ottoman Empire.
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