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Through 1975-1979, 1.7 million people (21% of the population) lost their lives in the Cambodia genocide. People still wonder why such a tragic even happened. The Khmer Rouge wanted a complete transformation of Cambodian society to a communist agrarian society. Anyone who was a threat to this sociey was killed. If you had a watch, you were considered wealthy and were killed. If you wore glasses, you were consideredan intellectual who who cause trouble so were killed. If you questioned Khmer Rouge, didn't do work, or complained, you were killed.
 * Why did the Cambodia genocide occur?**