Germany, the Ottoman Empire and the Armenian Question

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the department of political science and international relations.

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The Kaiser’s Germany: the Search for Empire and the Armenian Revolutionary Committees.
The German Search for the Empire, the Great Power Rivalries and the Armenian Reform.
Armenian Nationalists Establish Revolutionary Committees.

The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 and the German Military Doctrine.
The Young Turk Revolution and the Armenian Nationalists.
German Military Mission and Culture, the Doctrine of “ Push Towards East” and the Concept of Total War.

Germany, the Armenian Nationalists and the First World War.
Germany and the Ottoman Empire as Allies in the First World War and the Armenian Nationalists Perceived as Franc Tireurs.
The Capture of Van.
Gallipoli Campaign and the Plans to Move into the Interior.

Relocation Law as the Result of Armenian Franc Tireurs.

The Treatment of Hereros in African Colonies by the German Military.
Germany’s Changed Attitude.
The Execution of the Law Changes Germany’s Attitude 141 7.2 Accusations Against Germany and the German Efforts to Launder Its Name.

The Aftermath and the Armenian Nationalists’ Failure at the Peace Conference.

The Talat’s Murder Trial in Berlin 1921.
Paris Peace Conference.

Conclusion.