1. Had been a colony of… FRANCE

2. Khmer = Ancient Cambodian Civilization Rouge = French, Red, Communism
Political Party that takes over Cambodia =
Khmer Rouge
Khmer = Ancient Cambodian Civilization
Rouge = French, Red, Communism

11. Pol Pot

14. What he wanted to do?
Rid Cambodia of “bad” influences that weren’t Communist and/or Cambodian

15. Who were the Enemies?
Rich People
City-Dwellers
People with Light Skin
Ethnic Chinese
It was a economic, political, racial and ethnic attack.
Example of…Genocide (2 million killed)
Called = The Killing Fields

18. Real Life Characters: Sydney Schanberg – NY Times
Actors:
Sam Waterston
Haing Ngor
Real Life Characters: Sydney Schanberg – NY Times
Dith Pran – Cambodian Doctor, Journalist

19. Burma
Had been a colony of = Britain
A.K.A. = Myanmar
After British Leave = brutal military dictatorship
Leader of Resistance = Aung Saan Sui Kyi

22. Other SE Asian Countries…
Collectively Known as… Asian Tigers
They include… South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore
Why are they called this? Strong Economic Growth