Asked by Thane
Which explains why Ottoman leaders began a policy of deportation and extermination of Armenians within their empire?
They asserted that Armenians were trying to forcibly convert Turks to Islam.
They feared that Armenians were supporting Russia, an Ottoman enemy in World War I.
They claimed that Armenians were trying to establish their own state within the Ottoman Empire.
They argued that Armenians were spreading anti-Turk propaganda among the Ottoman population.
They asserted that Armenians were trying to forcibly convert Turks to Islam.
They feared that Armenians were supporting Russia, an Ottoman enemy in World War I.
They claimed that Armenians were trying to establish their own state within the Ottoman Empire.
They argued that Armenians were spreading anti-Turk propaganda among the Ottoman population.