Ever since the Turkish government began the Armenian Genocide in 1915, the local Armenians have been suffering due to the weak and impoverished circumstances they were left in. The Turkish government eventually stopped the massacres, but still walked away with the majority of the land that once belonged to the Armenians. Including their famous Mount Ararat. Whatever remains today of Armenia was salvaged from a small portion of the far eastern side which joined the Soviet Union. After brutally attacking the armenians, forcing them on death marches, throwing them in rivers with their hands and legs bound and killing an upwards of 1.5 million people, the Turkish government still denies any such accusations. Refusing to accept the genocide and disregarding any evidence presented to them, is why this has now become an international affair. Countries such as France, Russia, Switzerland and many more worldwide have accepted the genocide and now it is turn for the United States to do so as well. Although then senator Obama officially accepted the genocide and stated that he would do so as president, there has been no activity nor direct action taken on his part since his election. Yet having the United States publicly acknowledge this crime is crucial for the Armenians, for they can rejuvenate the topic and "put pressure" on the Turkish government. Please help in getting the United States more involved, get them to vote on it's recognition and help a small third-world country regain the status and beauty it once had.