causes and effects
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causesThe Khmer Rouge was a brutal, murderous revolutionary group intent on revolutionizing Cambodian society. They recruited many people over time, fast. The Khmer Rouge was given sufficient assistance by the north Vietnamese to assist them in launching a major offense against the FANK (FANK= Forces Armees Nationales Khmer.) Lon Nol resigned and the Khmer Rouge began under the leadership of Khieu Samphan, Pol Pot, and others.
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The Khmer Rouge was a communist group, also known as the communist party of Kampuchea (CPK). They took control of Cambodia in April 17, 1975. The leader, Pot Pol, took control of Cambodia. When the Khmer Rouge was in power they set up policies that disregarded human life, which later became the death for nearly two million dead bodies.
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effects
The Khmer Rouge restricted access to many freedoms, including religious observances, education, and medical care. Thousands were tortured and many were executed as part of the Cambodian genocide that was operated by the Khmer Rouge. 1.7 deaths are accounted for in the Cambodian genocide, making it one of the worst genocides in history. After it ended, many survivors encountered mental problems for their traumatic experiences.
1/8 of the population died from the Khmer Rouge, about half the deaths were from execution, some starvation, and disease occurred as a side effect of the Khmer Rouge. After the genocide, a lot of the parents, without kids (dying in the genocide), didn't know what to do because they didn't have anywhere to live and no money to support themselves. By that time, the amount of homeless people increased vastly. There was so much poverty everywhere because people lost everything they had, from family to possessions. They are rebuilding their society and everything that was destroyed in the genocide.