The Cambodian Genocide: Pol Pot

My topic is the Cambodian Genocide. It all started with the Khmer Rouge party leader Pol Pot who tried to make Cambodia an agrarian society. I found this topic interesting because the Cambodians were fighting against the French for their independence and the Khmer Rouge came and the Cambodians thought they were being helped out by the Khmer Rouge. In fact, the Khmer Rouge’s only goal was to defeat the French so they could take over. I found this interesting because how does it feel to know you’re being saved, then in the blink of an eye you’re in a worse situation. Doing this project I learned a great deal of new things about Cambodia before and after the genocide. It all started with the Khmer Rouge party leader Pol Pot who tried to make Cambodia an agrarian society on April 17, 1975. He did this by eliminating edudcated people such as doctors, soldiers, and teachers and converting the uneducated to peasants. He killed the literate people because they could’ve rebelled against his plan. He allowed for the illiterate people to convert because they lived in poverty and knew how to get by and has done it for many years. Therefore if they were converted to peasants it would be as if they were living their normal lives and wouldn’t think about rebelling. It happened when the Cambodians were fighting against the French for their independence and …show more content…
There was also major corruptions in government officials. In order to prevent another genocide in Cambodia, I think the people should get an education by increasing their economy so they can pay for their education. If there is more people educated it will allow them to overthrow any opposing forces. Corruption can be taken out by firing all government officials and bring new ones in by them being qualified for the position they seek to get. If these factors are reversed a genocide or any other events like it can be