Read/Annotate the Cambodian

Background Reading
As a group, create 3 Review
Questions from the reading and 4
observations.
You have 15 minutes
8th Period-Who were Khmer Rouge? CPK,
Communist Party..They were in
power during the events of the
Cambodian Genocide, they were
responsible for the mass-executions,
evacuations of the cities, etc.
-What examples of dehumanization
are present during the Cambodian
Genocide? Forced
Labor/Enslavement, Taking away
Cambodians choice in religion, belief

systems, jobs, families, education,

property, etc.
-What goals did the Khmer Rouge
have in mind? A complete,
Communist Cambodia.MarxistLeninist, classless, rural/agricultural
society. Lacks modern conveniences
and ideas.

7th Period:

-Where is symbolization evident in

the Cambodian Genocide? The
concept of pure people
separates the pure and not
pure Not Pure-Anyone who
supported Lon Nol Republic
(American Backed) anyone who
sympathized/worked with nonCambodians (particularly
westerners).
-What are the similarities between
the Cambodian Genocide and the
Cultural Revolution? Inspired by
Marxist-Leninists ideas, Turning
Cambodia into a rural, class-less
society.. murder of intellectuals,
anyone who criticizes the
government, etc.
-How was dehumanization
demonstrated in the Cambodian
Genocide? Enslavement of the

Cambodian People by the Khmer

Rouge.
-How did the Khmer Rouge lose their
power in 1979? Vietnamese forces
invaded Cambodia and toppled the
Khmer Rouge government.

3rd Period:
-How did the Khmer Rouge lose their
power over Cambodia? Vietnamese
Forces took back the Cambodian

Capitol, Cambodian population was

DRASTICALLY decreasing.
-What rule/government enacted the
creation of the Khmer Rouge? The
French
-What does CPK stand for and who
were they? Communist Party of
Kampuchea aka Khmer Rouge and
they were the perpetrators of the
Cambodian Genocide.
-What happened after the fall of the
Khmer Rouge? Civil War.
-What were the people who were
allowed into the Revolution called?
Pure

2nd Period:
-Who were the pure people and
who were not considered pure?
Those who were qualified to be in
the Revolution, those who were not
pure were those who supported the
Lon Nol Regime/Americans.
-How is dehumanization and
preparation shown in the Cambodian
Genocide? DehumanizationEnslavement-Took away any choice
the Cambodians could have had.

-How did the Khmer Rouge take over

Cambodia? They allied with Prince
Silhaunook, motivated a lot of people
to join their regime.Upset with the
Lon Nol Regime (backed by America).
-What ideas inspired the Khmer
Rouge? Inspired by Mao and MarxistLeninist ideologies. (Communism)