History of Cambodia

Alongside many countries in Asia, Cambodia is a place of countless struggles. Poverty, lack of education, abuse, and sexual trafficking consume most of Cambodia, and the government continues to let these issues flourish. One of the most prominent problems Cambodia battles with is the sex industry, with prostitution and trafficking rates skyrocketing. According to recent human trafficking statistics, an immense amount of victims are sexually trafficked and exploited in Cambodia each year, but 80% of victims

War, genocide, and a violent coup during the late 20th century left Cambodia decimated and controlled by a corrupt dictatorship under Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sen led the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in the aftermath of these bloody conflicts, and has served as Prime Minister for over 30 years through unfair and illegal means. Hun Sen wields violence and intimidation to keep his people from rising up against him.  Also, the CPP has inflicted thousands of civilian deaths and withheld billions of

innocent, some not. According to Ben Kiernan, The Cambodian genocide is one of the three worst genocides in the history of the world. It was one of the most atrocious acts, since 1945, ever done on its own people by Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot. When Cambodia won its independence from France, it was ruled by Prince Sihanouk. In February 1969, the United States was secretly bombing Cambodia. A year later, a small communist party called Khmer Rouge, started attacking cities, such as Phnom-Penh. In 1975

first gained attention during communist movement that emerged from the anti-colonial struggle against France. During French rule, Cambodia was under the influence of western ideas and culture. Because Cambodia had been a French Protectorate since 1863, many aspects of Cambodian culture and identity were lost within French colonial rule. After seizing power over Cambodia in 1975 and it was renamed as Democratic Kampuchea. The Cambodian genocide occurred because a radical idea of nationalism and ended

Plan of Investigation The investigation assesses “Was the main reason for the genocide in Cambodia political or economic?”. In order to classify the main cause of the genocide as political or economic, the investigation will look at the events leading up to or causes of the Cambodian genocide. The forming of a Communist peasant farming society, the U.S. involvement due to the military coup, and the joining of Prince Sihanouk with Pol Pot. Speeches and survivor accounts of the Cambodian genocide

Name: Tutor: Course: College: Date: Introduction Pol Pot was a young man who led the Khmer Rouge. Being a leader of the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot led a rebellion alongside the regime of Cambodia. Due this, he was, therefore, elected leader of Cambodia in the year 1975. Pol Pot’s leadership was cruel, harsh and brutal. For instance, he confidently commanded civilians to move out of towns and cities into the country side. When they discarded his command, he forced them

What Effect Did The US Have On The Khmer Rouge’s Rise Into Power The Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in 1975 as Democratic Kampuchea, ending a six hundred year monarchy. The leader Pol Pot swiftly placed the entire population into rural communes, where death was the penalty for disobeying orders. Prince Sihanouk had tried to maintain Cambodian neutrality, but the communist Khmer Rouge, supported by their North Vietnamese allies, had waged a very effective war against Cambodian government forces. After

Rouge took control of the Cambodian government in 1975. The Khmer Rouge was a name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia. Their goal was too taken entire control of Cambodia. They succeeded for four years straight. Between 1.7 and 2 million Cambodian people were lost during the 4 year rapant of the Khmer Rouge. Cambodia was taken over April 17, 1975. This resulted in the gradual devastation of over 25% of the country’s population in just four short years. Khmer

million Cambodians dies during this “massacre”. Khmer Rouge was lead by Pol Pot. In 1953, Cambodia gained their independence from France while Prince Sihnaouk controlled the county. Suddenly, without any notice, America secretly started bombing Cambodia in 1969. Lon Nol, a American general joined the Khmer Rouge communist party after overthrowing Sihanouk. Vietnamese and American troops invaded southeast Cambodia on April 1970. The Khmer Rouge was gaining power during this time and moving past from

genocides have been happening throughout history. Some earlier genocides have not even been recorded or documented. Genocides happen because one group wants complete control and absolute power of another. People can be killed for having different ideals or being different. Knowing this, one could see that genocides only end with senseless and brutal discrimination and death. From 1975 to 1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge carried out a genocide in Cambodia killing all people who seemed to oppose them