In the Killing Fields

The Khmer Rouge

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October 15th 2005
We decided to look into the very sad history of Cambodia. Soon after the Vietnam war ended and the idea of communism was spreading, a party developed in Cambodia called the Khmer Rouge. In most part, they were a dictatorship run by a man named Pol Pot. In the mid 70's the Khmer Rouge marched into Pnom Penh to overthrow the cambodian government. The khmer rouge had extreeme ideas that Cambodia ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more