Question

Which statement best analyzes the allegation that the Armenian genocide was not a genocide?(1 point)
Responses

The tensions of the Armenian genocide led the Ottoman Empire to join World War I.
The tensions of the Armenian genocide led the Ottoman Empire to join World War I.

The tensions brought about by World War I and religious intolerance allowed the Turks to justify the violence of the genocide.
The tensions brought about by World War I and religious intolerance allowed the Turks to justify the violence of the genocide.

The tensions of the Armenian genocide directly led to the start of World War I.
The tensions of the Armenian genocide directly led to the start of World War I.

The tensions of religious persecution against Muslim peoples in the Ottoman Empire led to the Armenian genocide.

Answer 1

The tensions brought about by World War I and religious intolerance allowed the Turks to justify the violence of the genocide.

This answer best analyzes the allegation by noting the historical context and the role of wartime pressures and intolerance in providing a pretext or justification for violence against Armenians.