... before the American bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War. The massive bombings and the corruption of the Lon Nol military and civil administration, "made it easier for the Khmer Rouge to attract popular support and march victoriously into Phnom Penh" allowing them to take control over the government. The United States of America (USA) in the Vietnam War had left ... . To achieve this, the lives of the urban and middle class people and employees of Lon Nol's government, were considered "expendable" . A day after their entry into Phnom Penh, the Khmer Rouge evacuated the city, "break...

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... , the staple of most Asian diets has long been Cambodia's primary output. Today Cambodia's economy is still entrenched in agriculture, which controls eighty percent of its labor force. The Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979) nationalized the production process and collectivized and tried to carry out a four year plan that was unsuccessful for many reasons. The regime depleted the work force in ... the rest of the population. Many of the Cambodian's died due to illness and malnutrition. With civil and political unrest, Cambodia's already weak economy was essentially destroyed. After the Khmer ...

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