Cambodia

story Alive in the Killing Fields, Nawuth Keat, who is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia tells his story. The author conveys the fact that the citizens of Cambodia faced hardships and this actually happened to them. The Khmer Rouge was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party based in Kampuchea, Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge did all kinds of harsh things such as home invasions, tortured many innocent…

Evaluate the reasons for the rise and fall of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia INTRODUCTION The Khmer Rouge is a term coined by Prince Norodom Sihanouk, literally meaning ‘Red Khmers’, to describe the Communist Party of Kampuchea, led by Saloth Sar, or more commonly known as Pol Pot. From 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge seized power over Cambodia and conducted the tragic Cambodian genocide. Inspired by Maoism, they believed in the creation of a classless, communal society to achieve equality of all, and…

“They hated us” (p. 340). This became the cry of one eyewitness whom was unfortunately involved within the Cambodian Genocide. The genocide took place within the years of 1975-1979 under the ruler Pol Pot. Pol Pot lived within the region land of Cambodia and grew up as a working peasant, and was well liked during his youth by those within his country. Pol Pot also studied the ideology of Marxism during his youth and realized that under this ideology, his homeland could drive out those whom he…

poor farming family (Pol Pot 1). Pol Pot got a scholarship to a college in Paris to study radio electronics. He later on got his scholarship revoked though, due to him absorbing Marxism (1). When he lost his scholarship he decided to move back to Cambodia and joined an underground communist movement. Cambodia’s government soon gained full independence from France and became a monarchy (1). In 1962, Pol Pot became the leader of the Cambodian communist party. He then fled into the jungle after…

the case in Cambodia, where the effects of the Khmer Rouge and the loss of both a musical and cultural identity have occurred.1 Due to this, there has been a movement to restore traditional Khmer music and other cultural art.2 Through a variety of studies, this situation has been documented to a large extent. The current research focuses on the nature of the music revival, the effects of modern day culture in Cambodia on traditional music, and the condition of primary education in Cambodia, and…

money. Located in Southeast Asia, Cambodia is a country less than half the size of California. From 1975 to 1979 the people of this country were living in the most unbearable conditions. This is due to the fact that on April 17, 1975 Pol Pot commenced mass murders of the upper and middle class Cambodians. Starvation spread like a disease throughout Cambodia because of past government issues, the work of the Khmer Rouge, and failed attempts of aid. Not only was Cambodia in the middle of a civil…

It is ok to want change, but the thing to understand about change is that it doesn’t all happen over night. It is true Cambodia was in a bad state and needed a reform but the fact that Pol Pot wanted the reform to occur in two years was what pushed him to act so radically. One thing that is very noticeable in the regime is that the things that he felt were bad in Capitalism and should be kept from the people he still did. To cover for it he created the name Angkar, so in a way Pol Pot, his…

people could not get food for their families. Such were the case for Pol Pot of Cambodia and Josef Stalin of Russia. The poor economic conditions of these countries assisted the rulers in consolidating and acquiring power. In Russia, Stalin was attempted to steer away from the capitalist New Economic Policy to bring Russia back on the road to communism so that all including the farmers will be pleased. In Cambodia, Pol Pot aimed to remove corrupt capitalism and create a moneyless world where…

Evil Pol Pot is one of the most notorious villains in recent history. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979, and responsible for the infamous Cambodian Killing Fields. During his short time in power, he was responsible for the displacement, torture, and death of millions of Cambodians. Pol Pot was a communist dictator who wanted to destroy the existing civilization in Cambodia and create a new age. To bring in the new age, he ordered a genocide against his own people and…

In 1975, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge came to power in Cambodia, and attempted to send Cambodia ‘back in time’ and erase the Western influence from their society ("The CGP, 1994-2015”). Approximately 1.5 million Cambodians, around twenty five percent of the population, died of overwork, malnutrition, execution, or disease over the course of four years("Genocide in Cambodia"). The Khmer Rouge targeted numerous groups of people such as intellectuals, religious enthusiasts…