Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering had an interest in collecting art. Among all the art at their disposal to them some art detained a special interest. Vermeer was a desired and prestigious prize to both them. What made Vermeer Special? What made it different among the others? Why Hitler and Goering coveted Vermeer’s paintings? Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering were dominant‚ pitiless leaders that were obsessed with art. As Edward Dolnick quoted Goering “I love art for art’s sake”. Hitler aspired
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continue to occur throughout the world‚ there are multiple wars that we all forget. The Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot was one of the major war and the only a small number survived the War. Those survived are now close to retirement as the Cambodian Civil War: Pol Pot War ended in 1979. Not many people know about the war as few survived and only some people are willing to talk about the Pol Pot War because it brings back “terrible” memories. Chou Onn‚ 58 is one of the lucky handfuls who survived and
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communists and caused the downfall of their country’s economy. This includes the increase of poverty along with the increase of death rates. The two dictators we chose were Pol Pot‚ dictator of Cambodia and Idi Amin Dada the president of Uganda. Both were different ‚but much alike in certain ways. Pol Pot (Saloth Sar) Pol pot (aka Saloth Sar) was a Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 to 1997. From 1963 to 1981‚ he served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea
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On April 17‚ 1975‚ Communist dictator Pol Pot led the Khmer Rouge into the the capital city of Phnom Penh‚ Cambodia. As people fled the capital‚ the Khmer Rouge took control of the Cambodian government‚ establishing their rule shrouded in blood and murder. Their goal: turn the country of Cambodia into a communist agrarian utopia. Although the Khmer Rouge only held power for four years‚ it was an incredibly brutal time. The Khmer Rouge murdered between 1.7 to 2.2 million people in an attempt to create
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Pol Pot Speech History Assessment My name is Pol Pot‚ but I wasn’t always born with this name. I was born as Saloth Sar‚ I was the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge (also known as the Red Cambodians). I was responsible for the deaths of over 25% of Cambodia’s population between 1975-1979. In just four years I killed
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playing in this simulation was Wai Cheng who is a Chinese diplomat. At the time of the simulation‚ China and Cambodia were close allies as both regimes were communist. Cheng is well acquainted with most of the Khmer Rouge‚ however‚ does not defend Pol Pot and his actions during the time of his reign. My overall goal is to ensure that the Khmer Rouge is not made as the scapegoat. Therefore the pressing issue I will seek to negotiate is accountability; who should be prosecuted and how? Cheng also believes
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Cambodians Under Pol Pot Cambodia‚ a small country just west of Vietnam‚ gained independence after nearly 100 years of French rule. They first faced the problem of Communism during the Vietnamese Civil War. They remained neutral by contributing equally to North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was a Communist country while South Vietnam was advised by the U.S. The Khmer Rouge‚ a group of Communist rebels‚ was led by Pol Pot. They soon took over Cambodia‚ killing hundreds of thousands of people
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Pol Pot‚ the main leader of the Khmer Rouge in the Cambodian Genocide‚ was in March 1925. His birth name was Saloth Sar. He was offered a scholarship by the French government to study electronics at the Ecole Francaise d’Electronique et d’Informatique in Paris. When Saloth was in Paris‚ he joined the Khmer Students’ Association‚ and the French Communist Party. These groups basically fought for freedom for French peasants. However‚ Saloth was forced by the university to return back to Cambodia in
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Mason Agate 5.04 Nazi Holocaust vs. Pol Pot in Cambodia Genocide is the deliberate killing of large groups of people‚ typically of specific ethnic groups or a nation. Throughout history there has been numerous instances of genocide. Two major instances of genocide were the Nazi Holocaust and the Pol Pot in Cambodia. Although both of these genocide events are similar‚ they have quite a few historical differences. One of the most famous genocide events is the Nazi Holocaust. This event took
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The evil people that were unnamed are Pol Pot and Ilse Koch are examples of people who are inhumane and immoral. Pol Pot and Ilse Koch actions on other people are seen as sick and dirty‚ because of the way they treated people. Pol Pot‚ right after winning a civil war‚ would make‚ “ Former civil servants‚ doctors‚ teachers and other professionals were stripped of their possessions and forced to toil in the fields as part of a reeducation process.” Pol Pot’s‚ “`reeducation process‚” would be an
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