History of Armenia

20th century

1. April 24, 1915 – 1917★★★★★

   Armenian genocide

   During the First World War, Ottoman authorities carry out mass deportations and killings of Armenians, causing roughly a million or more deaths.

   WarPolitics· Turkey, Armenia, Syria
2. 1917 – 1922★★★★★

   Russian Civil War

   The Bolshevik Red Army fights the White movement and other forces after the October Revolution; the Bolsheviks emerge victorious.

   WarRevolution· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan
3. December 30, 1922★★★★★

   Founding of the Soviet Union

   The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR unites Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Federation into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

   Politics· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan