By Ivy Protos and Julia Charlton Cambodian Genocide By Ivy Protos and Julia Charlton

The History “By April 1975, a Communist group known as the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, seized control of Cambodia, renaming the country Democratic Kampuchea. Civil war had existed in Cambodia since 1970. Between 1970 and 1973, during the Vietnam War, the United States bombed much of the countryside of Cambodia and manipulated Cambodian politics to support the rise of pro-West Lon Nol as the leader of Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge used the United States’ actions to recruit followers and as an excuse for the brutal policies they exercised when in power.” Work Cited-https://www.hmh.org/ed_Genocide_Cambodia.shtml

The Cause The Khmer Rouge’s Policies believed the Citizens of Cambodia have been tainted by outside ideas,mostly aimed at the capitol west.The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) took control of cambodia on April 17,1975. The CPK created the state of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) in 1976 and ruled the country til 1979. Worked Cited-http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/khmer-rouge-history/ Worked Cited-https://www.hmh.org/ed_Genocide_Cambodia.shtml

Cause Part 2 “Rouge placed people in collective living arrangements — or communes — and enacted “re-education” programs to encourage the commune lifestyle. People were divided into categories that reflected the trust that the Khmer Rouge had for them; the most trustworthy were called “old citizens.” The pro-West and city dwellers began as “new citizens” and could move up to “deportees,” then “candidates” and finally “full rights citizens”; however, most citizens never moved up. Those who refused re-education were killed in the fields surrounding the commune or at the infamous prison camp Tuol Sleng Centre, known as S- 21. Over four years, the Khmer Rouge killed more than 1.7 million people through work, starvation and torture.” https://www.hmh.org/ed_Genocide_Cambodia.shtml

The Conflict In order for Khmer Rouge to achieve the “ideal” communist, they must eliminate anyone who are against them. People who were ill, disabled, old, and young who were incapable of making the journey the farms and labor camps were killed in the spot.

People Who Were Involved Pol Pot- “Angkar Padevat” He is the leader for Khmer Rouge’s army United Nations (1975-1979) Because the cambodians called the United Nation for help with the prosecution Cambodians- In the line of fire of the Khmer Rouge Khmer Rouge- Following orders of Pol Pot

Cambodian Citizens (Primarily Urban Dwellers) Cambodian Citizens (Primarily Urban Dwellers) - After the Khmer Rouge took control, the people had to leave their homes to labor camps

Khmer Rouge Idolized the thought of Cambodia becoming nation based on farming they set up policies that disregarded human life and produced repression and massacres on a massive scale. Everyone was deprived of their basic rights. People were not allowed to go outside their cooperative

The End Results Vietnam Launched a full-scale Invasion of Cambodia Phnom Penh fell and Pol Pot was Deposed Only some severing the Khmer Were brought to trial but all were allowed to walk freely and not get charged https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~amamendo/theEnd.html

Dates By the end of 1977, clashes broke out between Cambodia and Vietnam. Tens of thousands of people were sent to fight and thousands were killed. On December 25 1978,Vietnam Launched a full-scale Invasion of Cambodia On January 7 1979, Phnom Penh fell and Pol Pot was Deposed April 1975,Cambodia Was taken control Of Pol Pot

Pledge For Awareness Cambodian Genocide Program has been awarded since 1994 from the yale university study program After the Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge were driven out of Phnom Penh,Cambodians asked for help from United Nations to prosecute them for their crimes http://www.yale.edu/cgp/ http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocide

Ways We Can End Genocide We believe by working together, we can prevent genocide by: Sound the alarm and demand action Stop the enablers Make human rights and genocide prevention core values in U.S. foreign policy

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