What were the main causes for the Cambodian genocide?

Pol Pot's communism brought with it images of new hope and national tranquility for Cambodia. By 1975, Pol Pot's force had grown to over 700,000 men. Within days of the Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Phen, Pol began implementing his extremist policies of collectivization. read more

To recap, the main reasons were: Starvation; Exhaustion; Hatred of elitism; Paranoia among the Khmer Rouge *** All of the above reasons were the result of a lack of command control either because of apathy or negligence or general stupidity. read more

Another major cause of the Cambodian Genocide was ethnic and social discrimination. Pol Pot and his army, Khmer Rouge, focused on communism for the lower class of Cambodia. With this, Pol Pot immediately wanted any foreign people living in Cambodia as well as those who were highly educated and wealthy to vanish (“Cambodian Genocide: The Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot's Regime.”). read more