The Armenian Genocide happened in world war I due to the rising tension between the young Turk government and the christian Armenians. The Turks largely followed the teaching of jihad, or "the holy war'' which taught them to kill all non Muslims. The Armenian community was made up of three religious denominations: Armenian Catholic, Armenian Protestant, and Armenian Apostolic, the Church of the vast majority of Armenians. the Armenians, because they were not Muslim but Christian were killed in mass. Over 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered.
The creation of Poland took some of Russia's land, which Russia was unhappy with. The two countries went to war in 1920.
<span>The main impact of the completion of the Panama Canal was to increased world trade.</span>
Turkey has a largely homogeneous population in that the majority of the population is Sunni Muslim of Turkish origin. However, there are other ethnic and religious groups within Turkey such as the Kurds and also Shi'a Muslims. The greatest challenge to Turkey due to its internal diversity is the threat of secession and also issues related to national security posed by the Kurdish population. Another major issue today in Turkey is the presence of Syrian refugees and also fighters involved in the Syrian conflict which pose national security threats as well.
