CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE The Khmer Rouge were cambodians communist took control of the Cambodian government in 1975, they strived to make the country into a communist agrarian utopia. In reality, they emptied the cities and evacuated millions of people to labor camps where they were starved and abused. Teachers and doctors and very smart people, as well as monks and the rich anyone else in that position of having wealth were torchered and killed. It is estimated that between 1.7 and 2 million…
Cambodia’s Government was being seized by the Khmer Rouge. The third genocide in world history was about to begin. It happened in Cambodia, this country is located in the continent of Asia, it is also the 90th largest nation. Their Capital is Phnom Penh. This country has been independent from France since 1953, it also shares land borders with three other countries. Thailand, Vietnam, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic Now, who are the Khmer Rouge? They were a communist group that took over…
and because of that, many people died. However, many found reasoning to be furious, specifically in the fact that they had previously had to live in very tough conditions before Khmer Rouge went into power. On page 18, Pa says, “.....these people are destroyers of things,” when referencing the soldiers of Khmer Rouge. The people of Ro Leap symbolized bitterness to change, and a lot of arrogance. A theme could also be pulled from the symbols given to the people of Ro Leap, which is having a…
The Pol Pot in Cambodia Genocide was a major genocide which occurred from 1975 to 1979. Pol Pot’s army was named Khmer Rouge. This army consisted of teenage guerilla fighters, refraining guerilla’s s because they fought guerilla style. The goal of Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge was to turn the country of Cambodia into a communist country. People were moved from their cities and forced to go to labor camps. At these labor camps, the people were starved, tortured and killed. All eight stages of genocide…
Saloth Sar was Pol Pot’s real name. Pol pot was a terrible person; he struggled with a bad childhood, become power crazy, and started the Cambodian Genocide. The path that he took made him to become a bad leader. he had many many opportunities in life to be successful in life, but he always ruined the opportunity by doing the wrong things. Pol Pot was a terrible child which lead him to the wrong direction in life. Saloth Sar (Pol Pot) was born on “March of 1925, in a little fishing village of…
Genocide, retold her story about what she experienced during the Cambodian Genocide. She explained how the Khmer Rouge guards would treat the prisoners. The guards took the gall bladders of the deceased prisoners that the guards, themselves, most likely killed, and used them to drink wine (Campbell). Sokha explains the brutality of the Khmer Rouge and how she was treated during the Khmer Rouge. “Sokha also told the U.N. backed ECOC that he witnessed between twenty and one hundred killing in a…
The Khmer Rouge should be listed as one of the most horrific events in history. These sources portray the violent acts of this group. Each of these sources will allow me to incorporate the historical timeline of how the group formed and how much destruction was caused in Cambodia into the essay. Having this information will provide the audience a better understanding of the horrendous magnitude the country and its people went through. Chaumeau, Christine. "More Denial." Far Eastern Economic…
The Khmer Rouge was one of the main and important genocides that took place in history. According to the dictionary, a genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group of nation. The Khmer Rouge was a Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia. It was formed in 1968 when they started to struggle against the French colonization and was influenced by the Vietnamese. The Khmer Rouge genocide happened in the capital city of Phnom Penh. It was…
Adamczyk, Ed. "Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty In Cambodian Genocide Trial." UPI Top News (2014): Points of View Reference Center. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. Summary: Ed Adamczyk describes the prosecution of criminals convicted of crimes against humanity. The leaders, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, were leaders in the Khmer Rouge Regime. The two leaders that were still alive from the genocide were the ages of 83 and 88. These leaders killed 1.7 million people by forced labour, execution, and starvation. This…
of Cambodia after Vietnam war, Cambodia was controlled by Khmer Rouge, a communist group from 1975-1979. Many people have been killed because they against the government. As a result of the Khmer Rouge’s total control and the people’s fighting back. the Cambodian genocide became the most bloody genocide of human history. The Khmer Rouge was a brutal,murderous…