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Austria-Hungary/Ottoman Empire Museum Exhibit Items: 1) __ A School Building __ - I would use this to represent the importance of education in the rise of the Young Turks and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. It also represents the separation of the different ethnic groups. They did not all learn together but were instead divided in different schools. Also, it would represent the place in which the Armenians learned about liberty and began to want their own freedom. 5) __ Pictures of Ottoman Money __ - It represents the economy. The economy was suffering before World War I, and it coincided with the collapse of the empire. The minorities made a lot of money as merchants because they had little chance to take part in politics.

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 * 1) I would include a picture of and a quotation by Hagop H. Asadourian because he was a survivor of the genocide and has written books about it as well. He is a symbol of someone affected by the genocide at a very intimate level. He experienced that about which the historians and observers spoke.
 * 2) I would include a picture of and quotation by Armin Wegner. He witnessed the massacre and even risked his life to bring back evidence of it. His diary is very helpful in showing what occurred in the concentration camps. Wegner is a symbol of heroism because he did what he could to help the Armenians. He would later be the one to write to Hitler on behalf of the Jews and consequently end up in a concentration camp before escaping to Italy.
 * 3) I would include a box of sand to remind people of the desert through which the Armenians had to cross. They were forced to walk many miles with little food or drink, and many died along the way. It was in the desert that some women also burned their backs from having to walk without clothes. The desert was covered with a trail of dead bodies, and it was there that some caravans ended their journeys.

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 * 1) A picture of Franz Conrad von Hotzendorf: This would represent the people of various ethnicities who fought together in the army. Conrad was a leader of a group of infantry who were of different nationalities but who got along well.
 * 2) A picture or a 3-D interpretation of Lviv: This would represent a city in the Austro-Hungarian Empire that was somewhat similar to the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian genocide. Lviv did undergo much peace, but it also went through ethnic turmoil and conflicts.


 * 1) Some type of drawing of a collage of the different flags of the future, independent countries of Austria-Hungary: This would represent that Austria-Hungary was made up of many different nationalities but that they got along together and were represented in the government, something very different from the Ottoman Empire. The flags of Austria and Hungary would be the largest because they were in charge of the two cabinets, but the other countries had a say as well, so they would have their flags in the collage too.

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 * 1) Armin Wegner’s Letter to Hitler: This was one of the first, if not the first, way in which the lessons learned from the Armenian genocide were applied to another conflict. Although Hitler did not listen to Wegner, this document still demonstrates an attempt to not repeat mistakes of the past.
 * 2) A picture of a Tutsi and a Hutu Side by Side: The only differences between the Tutsis and Hutus was physical. The Tutsis were a bit taller and thinner than the Hutus, but in reality, there was very little difference between the two ethnicities. This museum item will truly illustrate how similar the two types of people were and how sad it was that they were differentiated and set against one another.





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 * 1) A radio: Much of the killing was inspired by radio propaganda of the government. The Hutus were told, through the radio, to murder their fellow Tutsis by way of radio. It symbolizes a means of instigating murder.

-map of ethnicities []

Good example of ethnic tension in Austria Hungary []

This talks about dynamics of the Austria Hungary empire and some stuff on ethnic relations (magyar= hungarian) []

Things about Armenian genocide: really good source about Ottoman society's structure before war [] -Ottoman Empire, political, ethnic

[] -accounts of survivors video survivor []- Hagop h asadourian [] -overview [] -Armenian genocide [] -overview [] -overview || []
 * || overview of genocide [] -British Government's report by Lord Bryce

Items: Austrian Poster- This is an Austro-Hungarian poster that shows a fist crushing the head of a Serbian man. This was probably a way for the government to encourage the people to get involved in the war in order to get the Serbians back for the assignation of Ferdinand. It can also be seen as Austria-Hungary’s views on nationalism and how to deal with it.

Map- a map of the Austrian- Hungarian Empire as a whole and the way it was split up. We can see the #6 on the map is Galicia. This was the area where the city of Lviv was located within the empire.

Medal- This is a medal showing The Quadruple Alliance, with Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria that Germany had. On the front of the coin there’s Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph, Mohammed V and Ferdinand with the dates 1914 and 1916. On the back there are the armorial shields of each power and two crossing swords.

Telegram from Tallat Pasha-

“Although the extermination of the Armenian element, which has for centuries been desirous of destroying the sure foundation of our Empire, and has now taken the form of a real danger, had been decided upon earlier than this, circumstances did not permit us to carry out this sacred intention. Now that an obstacles are removed, and the time has come for redeemingour fatherland from this dangerous element, it is urgently recommended that you should not be moved to feelings of pity on seeing their miserable plight; **but, by putting an end to them all, try with all your might to obliterate the very name 'Armenia' from Turkey.** See of it that those to whom you entrust the carrying out of this purpose are patriotic and reliable men.


 * Minister of the Interior **

This is a map of theOttoman Empireand in this map it shows the key spots for the Armenian genocide. This is important because it shows the routes taken by the Armenians on their death marches and the sites of the concentration camps.
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 * Map of the Armenian Genocide- **

Map of Austria-Hungary- This map is important because it shows the division of Austria- Hungary after the collapse of the empire. It clearly shows the land belonging to Austria and Hungary along with the new state of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. This would be interesting to compare this to one of the other maps I’m using as an artifact that shows when the Austro-Hungarian was stand.

pre war map of Austria Hungary-