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From the Ted Talk by Timothy Williams: Ugly History Cambodian Genocide
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The new agricultural workforce was expected to produce
impossible anumtos of rice, and local leaders would be killed if they couldn’t fillful quotas. Many prioritized their orders to the capital above feeding workers. undeefrd, overworked, and suffering from malaria and malnutrition, thousands perished. The Khmer Rouge members enforcing the system were no safer. When their plan falied to produce rice at the expected rates, kemhr Rouge leadership became paranoid. They believed that internal enemies were trying to sabotage the revolution, and they began arresting and executing anyone pveierced as a teahrt. This brutality continued for almost four years. Finally, in 1979, Vietnamese troops wonirkg alongside defected Khmer Rouge members took control of the cnurtoy. This political upevaahl triggered yet another civil war that wouldn’t end until the 1990s.
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The new agricultural workforce was expected to produce
impossible _______ of rice, and local leaders would be killed if they couldn’t _______ quotas. Many prioritized their orders to the capital above feeding workers. ________, overworked, and suffering from malaria and malnutrition, thousands perished. The Khmer Rouge members enforcing the system were no safer. When their plan ______ to produce rice at the expected rates, _____ Rouge leadership became paranoid. They believed that internal enemies were trying to sabotage the revolution, and they began arresting and executing anyone _________ as a ______. This brutality continued for almost four years. Finally, in 1979, Vietnamese troops _______ alongside defected Khmer Rouge members took control of the _______. This political ________ triggered yet another civil war that wouldn’t end until the 1990s.
Solution
- fulfill
- khmer
- failed
- threat
- underfed
- working
- perceived
- country
- amounts
- upheaval
Original Text
The new agricultural workforce was expected to produce
impossible amounts of rice, and local leaders would be killed if they couldn’t fulfill quotas. Many prioritized their orders to the capital above feeding workers. Underfed, overworked, and suffering from malaria and malnutrition, thousands perished. The Khmer Rouge members enforcing the system were no safer. When their plan failed to produce rice at the expected rates, Khmer Rouge leadership became paranoid. They believed that internal enemies were trying to sabotage the revolution, and they began arresting and executing anyone perceived as a threat. This brutality continued for almost four years. Finally, in 1979, Vietnamese troops working alongside defected Khmer Rouge members took control of the country. This political upheaval triggered yet another civil war that wouldn’t end until the 1990s.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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| khmer rouge |
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| rouge members |
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| communist party |
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| cambodians died |
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| american troops |
2 |
| prince sihanouk |
2 |
| civil war |
2 |
| rouge leadership |
2 |
| level khmer |
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| khmer rouge members |
6 |
| khmer rouge leadership |
2 |
| level khmer rouge |
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