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CLEP Social Sciences

Category - Social Sciences

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What Marxist regime killed 1 million to 2 million people, positively devastating Cambodia?
  1. The Khmer Rouge
  2. The Khmer Blanc
  3. The Viet Kong
  4. The Angkor Brigade
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Answer - A - The Khmer Rouge was a Marxist regime that killed 1 million to 2 million people, positively devastating Cambodia.

Key Takeaway: In 1975, Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge to take control of Cambodia, killing as many as 2 million Cambodian people in the process. He planned to eliminate all capitalist influence in the country. To do so, the regime evacuated cities, forcing Cambodian to relocate to collective farms. Professional workers, intellectuals, and other city dwellers were brutally killed.
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