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How did the concept of imperialism contribute to the genocide of the Armenian people during World War 1

A. It made the Ottoman leaders suspicious of groups that were not Turkish or Muslim
B. It resulted in the Ottoman Empire ruling over groups with different ethnicities and religions.
C. It justified violence against any group perceived as unsupportive of the Ottoman war effort.
D. It gave the Ottoman empire access to modern weapons that were extremely deadly.

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B

Step-by-step explanation:

It resulted in the Ottoman Empire ruling over groups with different ethnicities and religions.

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C. It justified violence against any group perceived as unsupportive of the Ottoman war effort.

Step-by-step explanation:

Imperialism which based on the expansion of territories leead to the world war 1 .This resulted in countries expanding their territory, industries, land ,and military.

However the Ottoman believed that the Armanian were surporting the Rusians ruringt he World War 1. This lead to the killings and massacre of millions of Christians

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