Pol Pot

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the birth name?Saloth Sâr
2. What is the education?Studied radio electronics in Paris, France, from 1949 to 1953

Totalitarianism: A form of government where the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life through restrictive measures.
Agrarian Socialism: A political philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the rural, farming population and the collective ownership of land as the basis for a socialist society.
Khmer Rouge: The name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and were led by Pol Pot.
Egalitarianism: A trend of thought that favors equality for all people, which the Khmer Rouge attempted to enforce through the abolition of class, money, and personal property.