Cambodian Civil War

The Cambodian Civil War took place from 1970-1975, however, the violence in the country was to only get worse. Immediately following the war, the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia from 1975-1979. Khmer Rouge was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge committed crimes against humanity and killed over one million people. Pol Pot and the members of the Khmer Rouge who are responsible for over a million deaths in the Cambodian Killing Fields

Cambodian Genocide The history of Cambodia is something quite remarkable. This country has somehow seemed to prevail through their most difficult time ever, the Cambodian Genocide. Before the Genocide actually happened, Cambodia was in another country's war. Cambodia is settled right next to Vietnam, which had also fought against the French to gain independence. Prince Sihanouk helped to keep Cambodia at a neutral state during the Vietnamese Civil war by allowing both sides to keep

The Cambodian Genocide was the result of imperialism, ethnic supremacy, ultra-nationalism, anti-colonialism, a power grab, and religion. It began with the Cambodian people struggling against French colonization and grew in inspiration from Vietnam (end genocide). The French believed that Cambodia was a gateway into China to expand their trade with Southeast Asia. The French occupied southern Vietnam and wanted to expand their territory. There were many civil wars and invasions in Cambodia fought

Cambodian Genocide Dead bodies everywhere you turn. The smell of gunpowder, filth, and death choke your lungs. You wonder everyday whether it will be your last. All your body feels is pain; all your heart feels is emptiness. One might think this is how life was for Jews during the Jewish Holocaust. In reality, this is how life was for many Cambodians during the reign of Pol Pot between 1975 and 1979. This event, known to many as the Cambodian genocide, left a profound mark on the world around us

His family was prestigious and the Cambodian King Sisowath Monivong made many visits. Along with the Khmer Rouge movement, Mr. Pot managed to kill about 1.5 million Cambodians out of the 8 million at the time. His rise into power is a story of great triumph to evil, but for now let us see the origins of the Evilest Man on Earth. Pol Pot was born in Prek Sbauv, a small village in 1925. This village was approximately 100 miles north of Phnom Penh, the Cambodian Capital. His family was a little more

Pol Pot and his communist movement, the Khmer Rouge, ruled in Cambodia from 1975 until 1979, they undertook a wanton attack on the lives of all Cambodian people. Pol Pot’s actions to enforce a communist structure have had an impact which has carried though into 21st century Cambodia. The rich national culture was stripped back as they were forced into the ‘Year Zero’. The acts of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge are linked to the poverty being experienced by five million people. Saloth Sar, commonly

In 1975, the Khmer Rouge invaded Phnom Penh. Lon Nol, the self-proclaimed president of Khmer Republic escaped Cambodia into exile. The Khmer Rouge won the Cambodian civil war and the national executive power. However, in the 1960s, the Khmer Rouge was the armed wing of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and was operating in remote mountain areas of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge mobilizes farmers, especially the youth, in rural areas for support. The Prince Sihanouk’s disfavor and the Communist agrarian

There is such kind of monsters, remain their appearance as a human, yet the things they do can only describe as monstrosities. They are not monsters in books and literature, a fear of unknown or sexual desires. People were, or still are facing actual brutal violence or psychological terror from those monsters. More importantly, the monster being talked here is one of our kind. They are human, yet described as “inhuman”, under the inhuman category of Stephen T. Asma’s book On Monsters, a bloody history

itself. From world wars to economic slumps and even genocides, there is always evil and corruption present where the goal is to obtain power. In order to claim power, evil must oppress the innocent, even if the innocent attempts to break loose, evil continues to push down. An example of evil’s oppression is the genocide that occurred in the 1970’s. A communist group known as the Khmer Rouge invaded Cambodia to transform its society into a communist agrarian society (Cambodian Genocide). The Khmer

“Your life becomes so much better when you remove all the negative people from it” was the mentality of cambodian dictator, Pol Pot.The cambodian genocide killed more than a quarter of the country due to execution, mass killings, starvation, and torture.The cambodian genocide was one of the worst genocides in the 20th century due to the rise to power, number of fatalities and how they managed to hide it from the rest of the world. Who is Pol Pot? The Notorious Pol pot was born in educated in france