Question

What similarities existed in the two countries that allowed the Nazis and the Khmer Rouge to gain power?

Answer 1

As countries fought for hegemony, it was often groups of people who were most affected by the political turbulence of the times. Throughout this era, many of these oppressive states existed, yet none quite like Nazi Germany and Khmer Rouge Cambodia. Told by the young voices of Elie Wiesel in Night and Chanthity Him in When Broken Glass Floats, each author tells their story of what it meant to grow up as a victim of these regimes. And through the analysis of their experiences are we able to observe the similar tactics two radical government groups imposed and how these tactics-both similar and different- advanced the politics of the aggressors. 

The Nazis and Khmer Rouge were unanticipated forces that left both the public and their victims unprepared for the atrocities they were soon to commit.

Answer 2

Answer:

Groups of individuals were frequently most impacted by the political unrest of the day as nations struggled for hegemony.

Many of these repressive nations existed during this time period, although none were as extreme as Nazi Germany and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

In Night and When Broken Glass Floats, respectively, Elie Wiesel and Chanthity Him share their stories of what it was like to grow up as a victim of both regimes.

We can see the similar strategies that two radical government factions enforced through a study of their experiences, as well as how these strategies—both similar and different—advanced the politics of the aggressors.

Unexpected forces like the Nazis and Khmer Rouge left the public and their victims ill-equipped to commit the horrors they would soon do.

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