Cambodian Genocide
Definition
The Cambodian Genocide refers to a four-year period (1975-1979) during which Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge regime caused the deaths of nearly two million people through execution, forced labor, starvation, and disease.
Analogy
Imagine if your school principal suddenly decided that books were evil and forced everyone out of school into hard labor camps with little food or medical care. That's similar to what happened in Cambodia under Pol Pot - he wanted an agrarian utopia but created hell instead.
Related terms
Pol Pot: Leader of the Khmer Rouge and architect of the Cambodian Genocide.
Killing Fields: Mass grave sites where victims of the Cambodian genocide were killed and buried by Khmer Rouge regime.
Year Zero Policy: A radical policy implemented by Pol Pot aiming at purging society from past influences and starting from scratch.
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