Khmer people

from 1975 to 1979, millions of innocent lives were snuffed out during an event known as the Cambodian Genocide. The Cambodian Genocide was an effort by the tyrannical government of Cambodia, known as the Khmer Rouge, to establish a perfect communist utopia. They planned to do this by disposing of anyone in the country who was deemed rebellious or unfit. While it is true that Pol Pot is the man who initiated these killings, other events such as French decolonization, the Chinese Revolution, and the Vietnamese Civil War lead up to the carnage as well. Even though French Decolonization and ideas from the Communist Revolution in China were important factors leading to the Cambodian Genocide, the civil war in Vietnam was the largest contributing factor because it created chaos in the region which Pol Pot used in order to seize power in Cambodia. To start, violence from the civil war in Vietnam directly led to Pol Pot taking control of Cambodia. The South Vietnamese and US militaries both were…

The Khmer Rouge, a communist party, was created in 1968 with the goal of putting Cambodia back into the stone ages. Around the time of April 1975 the CPK, or Khmer Rouge, took control of Cambodia and after a just a couple of days began their work. The Khmer Rouge were ruthless and killed no matter the age, they also forced people out of their homes, and tortured people in death camps. After just a few days after taking Cambodia, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge started marching civilians out of the…

Imagine you’re world being turned around from living peacefully and happy to murdering people that you don’t want just to stay alive. This is what people had to go through in Cambodia when Khmer Rouge, a radical Communist regime, came to power in 1975. They started to move people in the countryside and made everyone work, even childrens. Millions of people died by starvation and sickness. In Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick, people’s physiological states changes three ways, person's…

21st centuries many people`s human rights were violated by certain groups, government`s, and individuals who saw their power threatened by people who fought against them like Pol Pot with his Khmer Rouge, and Rwanda`s 100 days of genocide. In Cambodia, Pol Pot, and his Khmer Rouge in just 4 years have killed over 1.5 million of a population of 7 to 8 million people during his rule (1975 to 1979). The Khmer Rouge opposed colonial influence, and wanted an agrarian communist society were the…

While on the road to the country, people attempted to sell, trade, and barter cigarettes and what little food they had, however, the money to buy these things had become worthless in the course of a day. Overnight, the rich and poor were equal. They could both only carry what little items they had, and at each checkpoint they were searched. If a person had possessions such as; cameras, radios, books, or currency, they were immediately stripped of them. The Khmer Rouge believed that tangible…

The inhumane acts prevalent in the modern world are rooted in mankind itself. As stated in the novel Lord of the Flies, the author William Golding proposes the idea that the defects of society stem from the defects of human nature (204). The Khmer Rouge regime exemplifies that the flaws of society emanate from the abuses of one’s power; unless humans change their morality, society will not improve. Genocide is defined as the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial,…

What defines a great decade? The 1970’s, according to some people, could possibly be named as “one of the best decades” of their lives. During the 1970’s, audiences around the world were able to experience the very first Star Wars film on May 25, 1977, the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, disco became very popular in the late 70’s, the Concorde’s first flight took place on January 21, 1976, in London towards its descent to Paris, France, and summer became the “blockbuster” season for…

genocide. The Khmer Rouge was a group of followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia. This time of period wasn't long but was an impact on our history. The Khmer Rouge had a goal and that was to. Eliminate the entire social order in the country. A task relevantly impossible. Cambodia Genocide was a serious impact on a lot of lives. Khmer Rouge was a Communist Party of Kampuchea. Khmer Kror-Horm was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia.…

The United States killed up to 150,000 Cambodian farmers and peasants that lived in the rural area where the Vietcong were hiding. This forced the farmers and peasants to move to bigger cities to remain same from these bombings (1). In 1969, the Khmer Rouge had only 10,000 troops, but the bombings were bringing the peasants and farmers to the Khmer Rouge for help. By 1973, The Khmer Rouge had 200,000 troops (Morris 5). In January of 1973, the United States, the North Vietnamese, the South…

bridge sentence to connect to theses statement. During the Cambodian Genocide, a group of Communist guerillas took over leaving the people of the country in devastation, with thousands of brutal interrogation centers, until one country saves them. The Rise of the Khmer Rouge In 1963, the prince of Cambodia, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, cut off economic and military support from the United States and a year later ended diplomatic relations with the U.S. in order to stay out of the Vietnam War that…