Objective: Evaluate the causes and effects of the Armenian Genocide by making connections to Stanly Milgram’s study and creating a letter or poem

• BR• 1) Define genocide• 2) What do you remember about the Rwandan

genocide.• 3) Is it more important to follow orders from an

authority (even if it means going against your morals and values) or to do what you feel is right?

• 4) Do you feel most people will stand up for what they believe in even if it means going against what most people believe? Explain

Background on video

• Psychological study• Learner and teacher• Will the teacher electrify the student to the

point of death if instructed to do so by their boss?

Armenian Genocide

• Armenians lived in Ottoman Empire.• They supported the Russians, why is this a

problem?• More than 1 million Armenians killed

(Christian and supported Turks)

Exit Slip

• Is the Armenian genocide an example of Total War, explain.