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This lesson introduces the universe of obligation as a framework for understanding who receives the benefits of belonging within a society and who doesn't.
Students examine the concept of a nation and the ideology of nationalism before analyzing how nationalism contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
Part 1 of this optional unit assessment introduces the essay prompt, and students begin to organize their ideas based on what they have learned so far.
Students learn about the sultan’s violent response to the Armenian campaign for Ottoman Empire reforms and consider the impact of the Hamidian Massacres.
Students explore the shift within the Young Turk–led Ottoman government from a promise of equality for all to a program of extreme Turkish nationalism.
In Part 2 of the optional unit assessment, students review what they've learned from the previous four lessons to add new ideas to their graphic organizers.
In Part 3 of the optional unit assessment, students review what they've learned from the previous three lessons to add new ideas to their graphic organizers.
Armenian Protests and Sultan Abdülhamid II's Violent Response (en español)
This reading describes Armenian efforts to challenge their unequal status in the Ottoman Empire and the Sultan's violent response. This resource is in Spanish.
