The term "Killing Fields" is associated with which country’s genocide?

The term "Killing Fields" is associated with which country’s genocide?

• A. Cambodia
• B. Vietnam
• C. Laos
• D. Thailand

Answer: (A)

The Killing Fields refers to the genocide carried out by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. After seizing power, they sought to radically overhaul society, evacuating cities, abolishing institutions, and targeting intellectuals, professionals, religious groups, and ethnic minorities. Mass executions and forced labor led to immense death, with graves scattered across rural fields—hence the name. The phrase and the associated tragedy are closely tied to Cambodia, not to Vietnam, Laos, or Thailand, though Vietnam later intervened to remove the Khmer Rouge from power. So the term is associated with Cambodia.

The Killing Fields refers to the genocide carried out by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. After seizing power, they sought to radically overhaul society, evacuating cities, abolishing institutions, and targeting intellectuals, professionals, religious groups, and ethnic minorities. Mass executions and forced labor led to immense death, with graves scattered across rural fields—hence the name. The phrase and the associated tragedy are closely tied to Cambodia, not to Vietnam, Laos, or Thailand, though Vietnam later intervened to remove the Khmer Rouge from power. So the term is associated with Cambodia.