Cambodians Under Pol Pot Cambodia‚ a small country just west of Vietnam‚ gained independence after nearly 100 years of French rule. They first faced the problem of Communism during the Vietnamese Civil War. They remained neutral by contributing equally to North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was a Communist country while South Vietnam was advised by the U.S. The Khmer Rouge‚ a group of Communist rebels‚ was led by Pol Pot. They soon took over Cambodia‚ killing hundreds of thousands of people
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Genocide. Pol Pot’s main reason to start this genocide was to nationalize the peasant farming society of Cambodia ideally overnight‚ in accordance with the Chinese Communist agricultural model. This horrific genocide took place in Cambodia and lasted 3 years‚ 8 months‚ and 20 days. Some causes of this genocide was the fact that Pol Pot wanted to nationalize the peasant farming society of Cambodia. Most Cambodians involved in the genocide died from starvation‚
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you might make the wrong decisions‚ comrades‚ and then where would we be?" (Orwell page 50). These examples prove Napoleon‚ ruler of Animal Farm‚ and Pol Pot‚ ruler of Cambodia‚ are indeed similar. Pol Pot was Dictator of Cambodia and head of the Khmer Rogue from 1975-1979. The Khmer Rogue was a communist party within Cambodia. The Rogue first initiated a coup d’ētat in 1970‚ which sparked a civil war which lasted 5 years
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were in hell. Pol Pot‚ the leader of the Khmer Rouge over threw the king of Cambodia and stated that “1975 was year zero for his country‚ resetting the culture of Cambodian people and wiping away old traditions and history so that revolutionaries could rebuild the nation.” “Banks‚ churches‚ schools‚ newspapers‚ radio‚ television stations‚ and any other remnants of a free press were shut down.” People in the city of Cambodia were forced from their homes walking on foot to the countryside to work as
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French peasants. However‚ Saloth was forced by the university to return back to Cambodia in 1952‚ after failing his exams for the past 3 years. Shortly after return in 1953‚ Sar became a part of the Khmer Viet Minh‚ which was the Cambodian communist party in the 1950s. The party disbanded in 1954‚ so Sar joined the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Party in 1955‚ shortly after Prince Sihanouk was elected as leader of Cambodia. After joining‚ Saloth Sar officially changed his name to Pol Pot. In 1964
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The Rise and Fall of Pol Pot Pol Pot‚ infamous for his connection to the Khmer Rouge that identified with communism‚ held power in Cambodia from 1975-1979. Although‚ this is only a short period of time‚ he undoubtedly left a lasting impression on the Cambodian population. Pol Pot’s revolution failed to increase the level of Human Rights and wealth for the Khmer people. Pol Pot and his party became obsessed with eliminating “enemies” of the Khmer Rouge from the population. They devastated any chance
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Doing Business in Cambodia: 2012 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT‚ U.S. & FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE‚ 2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. • • • • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Doing Business In Cambodia Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment Chapter 5: Trade Regulations‚ Customs and Standards
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compare with other well-documented instances of genocide? Choose an example from those listed below. Research the facts and write a five-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting another instance of genocide with the Nazi Holocaust. * Pol Pot in Cambodia: 1975-1979 * Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1992-1995 * Rwanda: 1994 * Darfur: 2003 In your essay‚ be sure to: * recount historical facts accurately * cite any outside sources To begin your research you may want to start with one of
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personality you have studied? Conflict in Indochina 1954–1979(25marks) (a) Evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies and tactics used by the opposing sides during the Second Indochina War. (b) Account for the rise to power of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. 2009 Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941 (25 marks) (a) How significant was Lenin’s leadership in the Bolshevik consolidation of power in the period to 1924? (b) To what extent can Stalinism be considered totalitarianism in the period
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Crime Kandel October 26‚ 2012 Cambodian Genocide Cambodia‚ a southeastern Asian country‚ has endured many feats in history and has often been conquered but never has it seen such a devastation as heinous as in the year 1970. With a population of roughly 7 million people at the time‚ almost all Cambodians prior to genocide practiced Buddhism. The country was reigned by France for nearly 100 years and finally gained independence in 1953. Cambodia then became a constitutional monarchy when Prince
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