Cambodia after Imperialism

  • Independence from France

    Cambodia gets its independence from France after World War 2 because France was destroyed.
  • SEATO

    Cambodia gets involved with SEATO. SEATO is an organization that helps stop communism. SEATO gets taken down.
  • China helps Cambodia

    China is a communist country. China gave Cambodia support by giving them military help.
  • The USA secretly does a Bombing campaign against the Vietnamese in Cambodia

    The King of Cambodia lets Vietnamese guerrilla to set up base in Cambodia so the USA does a secret bombing campaign.
  • Communism Bomb

    Communist bomb Phnom Penh.
  • Attacks from Cambodia

    Cambodia attacks Khmer Rouge. Cambodia kills 19 people.
  • Year Zero

    The country is renamed Kampuchea and people are forced to move into the countryside to work in fields. Money and basic freedoms are gone and nobody is allowed to have a religion. Educated people are being tortured and murdered.
  • Invasion in Phnom Penh

    Pol Pot leads his army to take over Phnom Penh and force people to be slaves.
  • Cambodia Surrenders

    Cambodia surrenders to Khmer Rouge. Khmer Rouge has control of Cambodias capitol.
  • New Constitution

    Cambodia gets a new constitution after Pol Pot comes into power.
  • War with Vietnam

    Cambodia and Vietnam fight. Vietnam invaded Cambodia
  • Khmer Loses Power

    Khmer Rouge loses power so Vietnam takes over Cambodia.
  • Cambodian Refugees

    Cambodia is being attacked by guerrilla soldiers. A lot of People from Cambodia become refugees
  • Troop Withdraw

    Vietnam withdraws its troops, the county is renamed and people are allowed to practice Buddhism.
  • Peace with France

    Paris signs a peace agreement with Cambodia
  • New Government

    After the former king gets back in power Cambodia gets a new government. Khmer still tries tries to fight back.
  • King of Cambodia Again

    A former king of Cambodia becomes king again and the monastery is restored.
  • Pol Pot goes to prison

    Pol Pot gets arrested and is sentenced to life in prison.
  • Dictator Dies

    The former dictator of Cambodia that killed 1.7 million people dies. Pol Pot is the dictator that was killed in his jungle home
  • End of the Civil War

    Cambodia's civil war comes to an official end.
  • Collapse of Khmer Rouge

    All of the leaders die or surrender
  • Cambodia is Reunited

    A bridge opens that connects the east and west parts of Cambodia opens.
  • Cambodia becomes part of the World Trade Organizaton

    A new leader enters Cambodia in the World Trade Organization.
  • Prince of Cambodia is put in Prison

    Prince Norodom is put in prison for selling the Funcinpec party's headquarters
  • King of Cambodia Dies

    King Sihanouk dies at 89 in China.