The Khmer Rouge
Purpose - Inform
Book - First they killed my father
Citation - Ung, Loung. First They Killed My Father. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Print. <span>
Rationale
I chose this book because it is a informative first hand account of the reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The author was a girl living in Cambodia in the reign of the Khmer Rouge, so the details are definitely accurate. The book was published in 2000, which was 25 years after the end of the end of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Website
Citation - Carvin, Andy. "The Khmer Rouge Years." The Khmer Rouge Years. Digital Divide Network, n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2015.
Rationale
I chose this website because the author was credible on the subject(Director of Digital Divide Network, educational organization). This website was published in 2015, so it has been well-researched and is not biased.
Article
Citation - "Pol Pot." Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996. N. pag. World History in Context. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. <span>
Rationale
I chose this source because it is a summary of the life of the leader of the Khmer rouge, Pol Pot. The author's purpose is to inform, and he is a Ph.D and professor from Ohio State University.</span>
Article
Citation - "Cambodia Falls to the Khmer Rouge, 1975." Historic World Events. Detroit: Gale, 2012. N. pag. World History in Context. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
Rationale
I chose this article because it contains specific details about the fall of Cambodia as if it was happening in recently. It was published in November 2015, so I can use the info in the article to provide a setup for the actual topic, the Khmer Rouge and how they came into power. Finally, the purpose is to inform, so it is more likely to be based on fact.