A. Investigation PlanThe start of World War I marked the beginning of the bloodiest war in history so far. With this in mind, it is fitting that the bloodiest genocide in history, besides the German Holocaust, also began, the Armenian Genocide. This review assesses the extent to which World War I affected the Armenian Genocide. To understand how World War I influenced the Armenian Genocide, research was conducted to explore: The contribution of World War I to the severity of Armenian Genocide casualties, foreign aid, and how the Genocide been reported to the world. The main sources used for this investigation are James Bryce's Treatment of the Armenians, which describes the severity of the Armenian condition in Turkey during World War I, as well as Peter Balakian's Burning Tiger, which focuses on the conditions of the First World War. and how they affected the Armenians in Türkiye during this period.B. Summary of Evidence There was strong animosity between Armenians and Turks before World War I; in 1894, thousands of Armenians were massacred by the Turks because of their religious affiliation with Christianity, which juxtaposed the Islamic Turks with whom they lived (Greene 125). ). Armenians living in Türkiye have been ostracized ever since, and increased tensions between Turks and Armenians were sparked by the start of World War I. On April 15, 1914, the Armenians requested German protection against the Turks, which the German government refused. avoid offending the Turkish government (Gunter 46). The Germans began negotiations with Turkey about a week before the start of World War I, on August 1, 1914. Eight days after Germany declared war on Russia, the Turkish government...... middle of paper...... Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1916. Printed. Foster, Aaron. “Information and recognition of the Armenian genocide of 1915.” Genocide of 1915. Np, nd Web. April 28, 2014.Greene, Frederick Davis. The Armenian crisis and Turkish domination. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1895. Print.Gunter, Michael M. Armenian History and the Question of Genocide. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Print. Read, James Morgan. Propaganda of atrocities: 1914-1919. New Haven: Yale UP, 1941. Print. Reiss, Rodolphe Archibald and Fanny S. Copeland. Report from the Kingdom of Serbia on the atrocities committed by the Austro-Hungarian army during the first invasion; Submitted to the Serbian government. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1916. Print.Whitehorn, Alan. “In Search of 1915: Media Coverage of the Armenian Genocide.” Armenian weekly. Np, and Web. April 30. 2014.