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Why did the Cambodian Genocide occur? http://www.laosplan.com/images/laos_to_cambodia2.jpg
 * Alexis Krantz**

The Cambodian genocide occurred because of numerous reasons. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge took over the country. When the Khmer Rouge communists took over Cambodia, they were in the middle of fighting a war. The Khmer Rouge stormed onto the Cambodian land and took over their capital. They demanded citizens to leave all of their necessities and abandon their homes. The weak citizens were immediately executed. Pol Pot decided that money was the root of evil and he felt that the only way to solve this crisis was to abolish money. King Sihanouk returned to rule his country and Pol Pot was gone forever!

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