The Armenian genocide occurred with the rising of nationalism in the Ottoman Empire as Armenians recognize as an unwanted cultural minority. Genocides in Armenia began in 1915 by the Young Turks continued until 1918, and the purpose of the massacre was their faith. The Armenians were Christian while the Turks were Muslim. Despite the discords in the country, the Armenian people flourished under Ottoman control. They had better educated and wealthy than Turkish, who in turn began to envy. It estimates that 1.5 million Armenians died.
