The Khmer Rouge‚ a horrifying experience for the people who were there during those times. Some people were lucky to escape into Thailand but‚ the people who were not lucky 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
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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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respective rules. Though Communist leader Pol Pot and German nationalist Adolf Hitler can be compared in several ways‚ there are also myriad differences between their ascendancies. The social dispositions and executions of Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot‚ although similar in several ways‚ also differed for numerous reasons during their supremacies. The social perspectives and exploits of Hitler and Pol Pot have multiple similarities. For example‚ both Pol Pot and Hitler advocated and‚ to an extent‚ succeeded
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Mason Agate 5.04 Nazi Holocaust vs. Pol Pot in Cambodia Genocide is the deliberate killing of large groups of people‚ typically of specific ethnic groups or a nation. Throughout history there has been numerous instances of genocide. Two major instances of genocide were the Nazi Holocaust and the Pol Pot in Cambodia. Although both of these genocide events are similar‚ they have quite a few historical differences. One of the most famous genocide events is the Nazi Holocaust. This event took
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it’s people; who were marched out of the city and forced into slave labour camps under the guise of equality. Pol Pot‚ leader of the Khmer Rouge‚ was educated in Paris where he became familiar with Marxist Ideology. He wanted to revolutionise Cambodia by turning it into a giant agricultural food bowl‚ farmed by its people. This change was marked by renaming Cambodia Kampuchea and in recognition of the new regime and the start of a new life in a new country‚ it was declared "Year Zero." Pol Pot went
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Cynthia Bahorich Extended Essay Introduction When Pol Pot took over Cambodia‚ it was one of the most horrible genocides next to the Holocaust‚ in the 1970’s; this was a big part of history. In March 1970‚ Marshal Lon Nol‚ a Cambodian politician who had previously served as prime minister‚ and his pro-American associates staged a successful overthrow to depose Prince Sihanouk as head of state. At this time‚ the Khmer Rouge had gained members and was positioned to become a major player in the civil
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By April 17‚ 1975‚ a communist group known as the Khmer Rouge‚ led by Pol Pot‚ finally overcame Khmer Republic forces and entered Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh‚ and renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea; in which an estimated one and a half to three million people died. The Khmer Rouge had planned to create a form of agrarian socialism‚ which was founded on the ideals of Stalinism and Maoism. The Khmer Rouge’s polices ( of forced relocation of the population from urban centers
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1953. This long period of time affected people who fell into apathy demonstrated through their lack of political interest and desire for change. However‚ during this period of time‚ a small communist group started to emerge. They saw the future Cambodia as an independent and socialist country with satisfied citizens. Their main inspiration came from Saloth Sar‚ a Cambodian revolutionary first introduced to communism during his studies in France. The Cambodian Communist Party grew mainly under Saloth’s
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One and a half to three MILLION people died in the Cambodian genocide. Genocide is the extermination of an entire race or group of people‚ or trying to completely wipe them out. That means there is murdering of the people‚ causing serious physical or mental harm‚ inflicting on group conditions to cause it’s destruction‚ terminate births within the group‚ or transferring people from the group to another group. In a genocide the most disgusting things are done‚ people are tortured‚ raped‚ worked to
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controlled Cambodia and terrorized the people. They killed people who were educated‚ from a certain ethnic group‚ from a certain region‚ opposed the Khmer Rouge or just wore glasses. People were taken to facilities used for killing and torture and were never seen again. People were forced out of the cities and put in work camps. The people from the cities were called the New People while the existing farmers and rural peasants were called Old People. The New People were despised by the Khmer Rouge for
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