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The massacre of thousands of Armenians by the Turks in 1915 is considered an early example of __________.

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Genocide.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term genocide refers to an organized mass-killing of an aimed group of people. Acts of genocide are generally directed at people of different religion, ethnicity or race.

In 1915, the government of the Ottoman empire known as Young Turks, orchestrated mass-killings of the Armenian people.

The genocide was not acknowledged until 2017, although it continues to be denied by Turkey.

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