Decolonization - Cambodia. Rahul Patel, Aneesh Kandagatla, Sai Marasa.

It's Decolonization and Struggles

Cambodia

The Fight for Freedom

Topic: Decolonization in Cambodia. Guatemalan Genocide. Brief Context:France colonized Cambodia in 1863 gains independence in 1953 after a 90 year long struggle to decolonize. However, not everything is well afterwards. Objective/Goals: - Show how conflict as a result of decolonization in Cambodia, post World War II, led to diminished economy, political tensions & instability, and ethnic divisions.

Introduction

- After gaining independence, Cambodia's economy mainly centered around farming with only a few industries starting up. - Industries like textiles and paper mostly relied on imported materials and were often owned by foreigners or rich chinese. - Government destroyed a lot of things like buildings and crops.

Economic

Norodom Sihanouk

Ho Chi Minh

*All evidence summarized into bullet points.* sources will be cited at end.

- Prior to cambodia decolonization, Ho Chi Minh of vietnam began leading a guerrilla war against French forces. - French driven out of vietnam dividing the country into North and South Vietnam. - Norodom Sihanouk is newly elected king. - Inspired by Vietnam, Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia launches international decolonization campaigns.- Cambodian victory against French at Dien Bien Phu.- France grants independence to Cambodia at Geneva Conference.

Political

- During Cambodi's fight for indpendence, the Khmer people were influenced by Therivada Buddhism. - Made people more conservative and kess focused on money- Had own traditional beliefs mixed with Buddhism and Hidnuism whcih created a unique culture. - Cambodia had an enormous shortage of teachers, facilities, and funding. illiteracy rates skyrocketed to almost 40 percent

Social

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“- In the early 1980s the Guatemalan army defeated a Marxist-led guerrilla movement by killing tens of thousands of Mayan Indians.- In November 1960, 120 junior army officers tried to overthrow President Manuel Ydígoras (1958–1963)” , “Several of the rebel officers went on to found the country's first Marxist guerrilla organizations.”- The Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979) and subsequent conflicts caused many educated Cambodians to flee the country.”- The government also forcibly ‘disappeared’ over 40,000 Guatemalans, including 5,000 children. Students, intellectuals, priests, leftists, and anyone who opposed the government or military

Mass atrocity: Guatemalan Genocide

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