“From Plagues to Political Turmoil: Discover the Unimaginable Struggles of Humanity’s Darkest Eras!”

"From Plagues to Political Turmoil: Discover the Unimaginable Struggles of Humanity's Darkest Eras!"

Barbarian invasions, famine, and disease were rampant. The fall of Rome marked the beginning of what we now call the Dark Ages, a time of fear, uncertainty, and hardship that would last for centuries.

9. The Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979) 

Cambodian students from Royal University of Fine Arts reenact torture and execution by the Khmer Rouge during their reign of terror in the 1970sCambodian students from Royal University of Fine Arts reenact torture and execution by the Khmer Rouge during their reign of terror in the 1970s
Photo Credit: Hul Reaksmey – Public Domain/Wiki Commons.

When Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia, the country was thrown into one of the worst genocides of the 20th century. Nearly two million people were killed through forced labor, starvation, and execution. Intellectuals, ethnic minorities, and anyone perceived as a threat to the regime were targeted in a brutal attempt to create a utopian agrarian society.

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