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    Tensions, of the dead people began to develop. Once, Communism have greatly spread throughout Cambodia. Khmer Rouge, affected most parts of Cambodia. Bodies of the unguilty people, provided worries and emotional tensions, towards the United States. The Khmer Rouge impacted the United States by refugees, supported Vietcong, and Communist. As early was the 1960’s, the Khmer Rouge took root in Cambodia’s northeastern jungles. A rebel group driven by communist ideals, nipped the borderline of…

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    do you feed them false hope and lies with propaganda. The Khmer Rouge a communist guerrilla groups led by Pol Pot wanted a new Cambodia free of all western influences, corruption and Lon Nol. After a five years civil war with Lon Nol’s army the Khmer Rouge on April 17 1975 overtook Cambodia capitol Phnom Penh ending the civil war. Many thought it was a change for the better and a time for peace, but the Khmer Rouge had other plans. Khmer Rouge Minister of Defense Son Sen stated “we will be…

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    Pol Pot: A Short Story

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    After the Cambodian-Vietnamese war, he took control of Cambodia under a totalitarian dictatorship. An estimated two million people died during the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot’s goal was to wipe out the educated, wealthy classes in Cambodia because they did not agree with his views. For the Keo and Ham families’ escape, they spent years devising a plan. During their time in the camps and hiding…

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    The Genocide In Cambodia

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    century.¨ In 1975, approximately one fourth of Cambodia's population was killed. The rise of the communist power, Khmer Rouge, caused the country to fall into horrible devastation. All people who opposed the Khmer Rouge’s visions were tortured and killed. The background of Cambodia played a big role in the genocide; there are many events that led to the communist party taking over. The Khmer Rouge were ruthless murderers who sought to destroy anyone in their path. The tragedy resulted in a huge…

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    hearing the sound of people last plea for mercy before they are brutally murdered, to hunt because the food that you are provided are simply not enough. Would lose they lose their will to survive? Would that person compromise their morals? Would they let the situation break them? Luckily, most do not have to answer these questions, but Arn Chorn-Pond in the Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick did. About 40 years ago, in Cambodia, there was an oppressive regime known as the Khmer Rouge.…

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    was ethnically mixed, Chinese, Khmer, and comfortably middle-class.” Saloth Sar’s family had connections with the Cambodian royal family. When Saloth Sar was ten years old, his family sent him to 100 miles south to the capital city of Phnom Penh to attend the Ecole Miche, a French Catholic school. Sloth sar flunked out of college in 1953. “Upon his returned to Cambodia, he scouted out the various anti-government rebel groups for the PCF, and reported that the Khmer Viet Minh was the most…

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    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…

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    Eleven million people were killed in the Holocaust. One million eight hundred people were murdered in the Armenian Genocide. Seven hundred fifty thousand in the Assyrian genocide. One million in the Greek genocide. One and a half million. Thats the number of innocent people that were killed in the Cambodian Genocide before anyone even noticed. All these events have one thing in common; a leader who caused the events from murdering or convincing others to murder. Pol Pot is the reason the…

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    of Cambodia’s history began. This began when Khmer Rouge reigned in Cambodia. Khmer Rouge was led by Pol Pot who was also known as ‘Brother Number One’. During this era, it is believed that as many as 3 million people were killed by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Cambodia was mostly an agricultural country, however Pol Pot decided it should be a completely agricultural country. This forced people from towns and cities to move to the countryside. People were pressured to work very long hours to…

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    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…

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