The Shocking War Between Communist Nations You Never Learned (part 3)

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]millions were targeted. This brutal campaign became [music] known as the Cambodian genocide, wiping out roughly a quarter of the country's population in just four years. To strengthen his grip on power, Pol Pot also pushed a narrative: Vietnam was planning to conquer Cambodia. By 1978, backed by Chinese [music] support, Cambodia launched repeated border attacks into Vietnam, hoping to intimidate its neighbor. It didn't work. [music] Instead of backing down, Vietnam prepared for war. After internal purges [music] weakened Cambodia's leadership, and as defectors fled into Vietnam, Hanoi made its move. Vietnam invaded.

[00:00:35]The objective was clear: [music] remove Pol Pot and replace his regime with a government that was both friendlier and far less [music] brutal. The result was swift. Within just two weeks, the Khmer Rouge regime collapsed.