ANTH205 10 29 TOTALITARIANISM OF NORTH KOREA NORTH KOREA o Population of 23 3 million o GDP per capita 1 900 o Government Constitutional Republic Communist state Authoritarian Dictatorship History of Korea o Three kingdoms of Korea for first half of first millennium o Guryeo Dynasty 918 1392 o Joseon Dynasty 1392 1910 Japanese Occupation o 1910 1945 o Brutal occupation including torture and sex slaves comfort women o Independence protests in 1919 led to 7 000 deaths Korean War o 1951 1953 o First great proxy war of cold war o After election disputes hostilities began North invaded South external forces were drawn in o Causalities North Korea 215 000 China 100 400 000 South Korea 58 000 US 36 000 o Was a serious war with very high casualties Legacy o Korean peninsula divided along 38th parallel o North Korea became Soviet style regime South Korea became Democratic capitalist society o North Korea saw rapid industrialization under Kim il sung with Soviet and Chinese aid o Promoted JUCHE North Koreas ability to defend itself and be self reliant saying that North Korea can do everything itself without anyone s help Later o o o o Current state o Famine in late 90s left hundreds of thousands to millions dead 20th Century Industrial focus began to falter Technological Sluggishness Death of Kim il sung in 1994 Succeeded by Kim Jong il Authoritarian autocrat Cult of personality Died 2011 o Succeeded by Kim Jong UN o Reliant on international aid o Media completely controlled No Internet Listening to Southern broadcasts illegal o Extensive prison work camps o Recent development of nuclear weapons Ryugyong Hotel o Begun in 1987 o Ceased construction in 1992 o Was 105 stories high o Never been occupied o Construction resumed in 2008 but still isn t occupied Inside North Korea o The 38th parallel divided North Korea from South Korea o 10 29 2013 10 29 2013
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