 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukati mokupinda kweOttoman muRussiauye nharaunda yePersia mukupera kwa1914, mauto eOttoman akauraya vaArmenia vomunzvimbomo. Masoja mashoma eOttoman Armenian akapandukira kuRussia - akabatwa neCUP uye gare gare vanoramba sehuchapupu hwekutengesa kweArmenian - asi vazvipiri veArmenian muuto reRussia vaive vazhinji veArmenians veRussia. Kuurayiwa kwevanhu kwakava kuparadza rudzi kwakatevera kukundwa kwakaipisisa kweOttoman neRussia muHondo yeSarikamish January 1915, iyo yakapomerwa mhosva yekutengesa kweArmenia. Varwi vokuArmenia nevakuru vakuru vakabviswa pabasa ravo maererano nomutemo wakapiwa musi waFebruary 25 naMinister weHondo Enver Pasha. Mupfungwa dzevatungamiriri veOttoman, zviitiko zvega zvega zvokumukira kweArmenia zvakatorwa seuchapupu hwokumukira kwakapararira. 