After taking control of Cambodia, the Khmer rouge started implementing their radical ideologies. Maoist and Marxist-Leninst programs were implemented into the community, and they renamed the country to Democratic Kampuchea. The goal of this group was to transform rural Cambodia into a rural and classless society. They were against the idea of having differences like the rich and the poor. In order to achieve this, the Khmer Rouge group abolished money, free markets, normal schooling, private property, religious practices and even traditional Khmer culture. Educational establishments, government buildings and religious buildings were either shut down or transformed into a prison. All leisure activities were banned and all Cambodians were obligated
