Cambodian Genocide by Michelle N. https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag en-us 2022-04-05 18:31:13 UTC 2022-04-20 18:01:52 UTC hello@padlet.com How did the genocide happen? 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131290891 The genocide was focused on the core point of extreme Chinese communism/militarism and the idea that all Cambodians had to work in labor camps and farms. Cambodia basically became a totalitarian state. First, they evacuated people out of their homes and forced them to walk to farms and labor camps and the people unable to make the journey were killed. They shut down schools, hospitals, universities, factories, etc. Temples and churches were burned, religion was banned, and all civil and political rights were destroyed.]]> 2022-04-05 18:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131290891 What turned the genocide around/how did it end? 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131291332 Everyone was affected by the genocide one way or another. The Khmer Rouge killed Cambodians for doing random things such as smiling or wearing glasses. Cambodians were faced with slave labor, starvation, and illnesses. This continued for a few years until Vietnam invaded Cambodia and pushed out the Khmer Rouge government in 1979.]]> 2022-04-05 18:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131291332 What happened after the genocide? 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131291851 Even after the Khmer Rouge was pushed out, Cambodians continued to die. A lot of them fled to Thailand, some died of starvation, and others died on the way to Thailand due to landmines. During the Vietnam war, the U.S thought that they were free to move into Cambodia and they used it as a battlefield. They were killed by B-52 bombers for being suspected Viet Cong targets.]]> 2022-04-05 18:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131291851 who were the victims? 2022miranda01 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131294161 The groups of people that were targeted in the Cambodian Genocide are Chinese cambodians, muslims,and vietnamese cambodians. Khmer Rouge (the group name) and Pol Pot (the leader of Khmer rouge) was the main perpetrator of this genocide. Khmer rouge used brutal propaganda such as. Cambodia became a totalitarian state]]> 2022-04-05 18:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131294161 What AFTER 2022miranda01 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131296294 The economy failed under the Khmer Rouge and was destroyed, there were mass graves all throughout the country. The UN called for a Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) was founded. ]]> 2022-04-05 18:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131296294 Does this match the UN definition? 2022miranda01 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131297151 Yes this genocide matches the UN definition of genocide because they caused physical and mental harm to members of the group and they also killed many members of the group. The Khmer Rouge intentionally destroyed peoples homes and land/property and caused more damage and made their lives worse. They also forced immigrants to migrate to the refugee camps in Thailand or on the boarder with Thailand.
(a) killing members of the group
(b) causing bodily or mental harm to members of the group
They found some of the perpetrators guilty and they were guilty of war crimes and they shared to the world about what happened and the Cambodians got their justice.
]]> 2022-04-05 18:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131297151 When and where did it happen? 2022janais00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131692720 The Cambodian Genocide occured on April 17 , 1975 and ended on January 6 , 1979.

The Cambodian/Democratic Kampuchea ( which was a totalitarian state) is located in Southeast Asia. Cambodia is a country that was about the size of Wisconsin and it’s the capital of Phnom Penh. Cambodian is bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Some important cities are Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap, and Kampong Cham.]]> 2022-04-06 00:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2131692720 Where there bystanders? 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133165344 Vietnam stepped in and pushed out the Khmer Rouge 1979. There probably weren’t any bystanders because everyone who lived in Cambodia during that time were subjected to slave labor.]]> 2022-04-06 18:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133165344 Does it match the UN Definition? 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133182909 The Cambodian Genocide matches the UN Definition of a genocide because it was involved in (a) killing of members of a specific group,  (b) the causing of serious bodily and mental harm to members of the group, and (c) deliberately inflicting conditions on the group meant to destroy them over time. The Khmer Rouge intentionally destroyed peoples homes and land/property and caused more damage and made their lives worse. (c) They forced every Cambodian to slave labor intended to have them keep working until they couldn't work anymore. (b) Elders and physically disabled people that couldn't make the walk to the camps were killed. (a) If they couldn't work anymore they were killed. A few years after the genocide, they found some of the perpetrators; like Pol Pot and members of the Khmer Rouge, guilty of war crimes. ]]> 2022-04-06 18:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133182909 Does this match the UN definition? 2022janais00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133625011 Yes the Cambodian genocide does match with the A , B and C Un definition.It matches A because this genocide killed people in ethnic minorities , religious groups and social groups.They would be banned by speaking their own language , taking out their own religious or cultural practices .Then it match the B UN definition because people were forced to immigrant to the countryside.They would banned religions , temples and churches were burn down ex:(Buddhist monks , Christian).Also at that time racist sentiments existed so Khmer Rouge would kill because of extreme propaganda.Lasly it matches C because they would make an excuse to deliberately kill people because of stuff like wearing glasses , smiling or crying.]]> 2022-04-07 00:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2133625011 Cambodians during the genocide 2022miranda01 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135110609 2022-04-07 18:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135110609 People that died in the Cambodian Genocide 2022janais00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135112473 2022-04-07 18:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135112473 Cambodians Walking to the Labor Camps 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135115746 2022-04-07 18:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135115746 Cambodians in Forced Slave Labor 2022michelle00 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135119141 2022-04-07 18:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2135119141 Work cited 2022miranda01 https://padlet.com/2022michelle00/zqvsxaq8ne08ylag/wish/2136800332 -"Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes And Consequences - Username ". Moderngenocide.Abc-Clio.Com, 2022,
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