Khmer Rouge

Pol Pot and 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…

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…

there was an oppressive regime known as the Khmer Rouge. ‘Oppressive’ is not even a harsh enough word to describe the atrocities they committed. Over 25% of the population of Cambodia died in a four year span. The terror started…

the time, he forced the Khmer Rouge to kill others, and he wanted to form a Communist peasant farming society. From 1956 to 1963, Pol Pot taught history, French literature, and geography at a private school while also plotting a revolution. In 1960 he joined and helped reorganize the communist Khmer People’s Revolutionary Party (KPRP). Three years later, Pol Pot begun to rise as the Cambodian party chief and Khmer Rouge guerrilla army leader. He and the Khmer Rouge eventually took…

The Khmer Rouge knew that knowledge is power, which is why they mainly focused on “exterminating” the “educated.” There were nearly “2 million Cambodians” murdered on these killing fields. (Center) Cambodia today is still working to fully recover from the loss of those millions of lives. They are in the midst of an enduring…

residents were forced to work hard in fields. Anyone who did not comply were tortured then killed. The Khmer Rouge controlled every person's life, money, and property. Reading material and religion was outlawed. Children were forced into the military. Purges were often conducted. Anyone who was educated or wealthy were killed. Even members of the Khmer Rouge were killed. For 4 years, the Khmer Rouge executed 1,700,000 people until Christmas of…

Cambodia. In the 1960’s, this fairly large country that is roughly the size of Oklahoma, had a population of over 7 million people. The country was full of educators and successful people, until the uprising of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge on April 17, 1975. The Khmer Rouge, formerly known as the Communists Party of Kampuchea, wanted to turn Cambodia into an “Agrarian Utopia.” However, this unrealistic goal was nothing close to a utopia. Pol Pot, the leader of this destructive plan, forced…

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…

Cambodians out of a total population of 7 to 8 million died of starvation, execution, disease or overwork.’ (HIstory.com Staff, 2009). The period of the Khmer warfare is the most remarkable moment of Cambodia’s history. It is also the most catastrophic one. The cultural and civil background of the monarchy and republican eras was suppressed by the Khmer communist regime. During this period Cambodia’s expressive heritage nearly disappear, not only theoretically but part of the population, mostly…

their houses were burned down to make room for fields. The city residents were ordered on long marches into the rural areas of Cambodia (much further from their homes than they were told they would be) while being assured the whole way that the Khmer Rouge would take care of everything. While on this trail, the young, old, elderly, sick, and unfit were killed. The fit adults were ordered to create and work in new fields and make three times the produce that the farmers were made.…