The Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia is seen as one of the most vicious acts of human cruelty in Southeast Asia. Not only did it cause a genocide in the nation‚ but its ripple effects are still felt throughout the region today. This essay will discuss the regime; it’s fall‚ the legacy that was left behind and finally how Cambodia is now today because of the era. The Khmer Rouge was the name given to the Communist followers and party of Kampuchea in Cambodia‚ which was formed in 1968. This brutal organisation
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what the Khmer Rouge did to Cambodians. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge caused the deaths of many Cambodians through labor and death camps during the 1970’s. Origin The Khmer Rouge was a Communist party led by Pol Pot in Cambodia. They took control of the country from 1975 to 1979‚ and outlawed money‚ religion‚ and family (Molloy). Citizens of Cambodia were not allowed to own money or buy anything‚ practice their own religion freely‚ and they were denied access to be with family. The Khmer Rouge evacuated
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The Cambodian Genocide took place because a man named Pol Pot made an army called the Khmer Rouge and set out to create the perfect society. However‚ his method of creating this society involved millions of innocent people dying. He killed people to try and eliminate the old society. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge used the fear of others to shape their identity by making them feel safe‚ committing mass killings‚ and deprivation. In 1954 Cambodia became independent‚ after being ruled by the French.
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vacuum‚ and‚ in turn‚ a civil war. Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot fought against the United States backed Lon Nol military‚ in hopes of implementing a classless society. With the United States occupied by the Vietnam war‚ Lon Nol remained defenseless and Khmer Rouge soon took over Cambodia. Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot implemented a very radical version of marxism‚ and the country started taking a turn for the worse. Despite the ideology of marxism treating everyone equal‚ Khmer Rouge followed the historical pattern
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The Khmer Rouge with its leader Pol Pot‚ seized Cambodia in 1975. Year zero is declared‚ in effect Cambodia was isolated from the rest of the world‚ and cities‚ money‚ private property and religion were abolished. In hopes of making Cambodia become an agrarian utopia‚ Khmer Rouge forced the people who lives in the cities of Phnom Pehn and Battambang to leave their homes and were dictated to work in the labor camps‚ where people are abused and executed. About 2 million people died during their reign
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were told‚ "To keep you is no benefit‚ to destroy you is no loss." In northern Cambodia remain the victims of one of the worst mass murderers in the world history. Saloth Sar‚ better known as Pol Pot‚ was a Cambodian Maoist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge and became the leader of Cambodia on April 17‚ 1975. Pol Pot was randomly selected as one of the first hundred Cambodian students to study in France. What did set him apart was joining the French communist party‚ which gave him instant high status
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Angkor”‚ a memoir written by Margret Hargreaves-Allen‚ tells of 1 Abdulgaffar Peang-Meth‚ “Understanding the Khmer: Sociological-Cultural Observations”. Asian Survey Journal 31 (1991): 442-455. JSTOR‚ www.jstor.org one woman’s travels along what was once known as the “Royal Way”. This royal way was a route of Khmer temples from present day Thailand (known as the Khmer Empire in the 12th century) to Angkor. Although she does not give an exact date of her travels to Thailand‚ it would
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e-stones-solved--brought-area-massive-network-canals.html Beers‚ B. (1983). Beginnings of Ancient Civilizations. In World History: Patterns of Civilization (Annotated ed.‚ Vol. 2‚ p.21 – 24). Pearson Prentice Hall. Ngim‚ H. (2014). Religion. In Khmer Civilization“អរិយធម៍ខ្មែរ“(2nd ed.‚ p.20). Phnom Penh: Institute of Foreign Languages. Gray‚ R. (2012‚ October 27). Canals may have sped up building of wonder of the world Angkor Wat. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asi
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needed a suitable house for his spirit for the afterlife” (Beers‚ 1983‚ p.23). Secondly‚ the intension of building both of these structures was to showing off their nation’s wealth. The construction of Angkor Wat has shown the prosperity in the Khmer Empire through the amount of money and labors that have spent on the project (Chandler‚ 2009‚ p.61). Likewise‚ as mentioned by Beers (1983‚ p.24)‚ “These massive tombs are evidence of the great wealth and power of Egyptians rulers in the Old Kingdom.
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Section A: Aim of Investigation After they seized power in Cambodia in April 1975‚ Saloth "Pol Pot" Sar and the Khmer Rouge were responsible for the death of 1.5-3 million Cambodian’s and were perhaps one of the most ruthless regimes of the 20th century. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate Pol Pot’s means of maintaining power from 1975 to 1979. An account of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge’s drastic internal reforms including the slaughter of millions‚ economic reorganization‚ political restructuring
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