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    According to Stueck (1995), this event gave an encouragement to the North Korean leader, Kim Il-sung to create a plan to unify the Korean Pensacola. During 1949, SU detonated their first atomic bomb, so U.S. lost its atomic superior. It generated to rush the hydrogen bomb’s design; there was not efficient fund to modernize the land forces. This…

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    led by the Soviet Union and Kim Il Sung; devoted to creating a Communist value and influence in Korea, while the South established a capitalist government, and was preserved by the United States and the United Nations. According to the Bloomberg News of 2014, they stated, “ The small addition to those forces already stationed in South Korea; was long-planned and part of our enduring commitment to security on the Korean peninsula.” At this time, the North, led by Kim Sung Il, wanted to invade…

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    The Cultural Revolution was the cornerstone of Mao’s policies at the time, yet Kim and the KWP had nothing nice to say about it. The North Korean government’s views of the Cultural Revolution are summarized as such: "The leaders of the KWP speak of the so-called 'Great Cultural Revolution ' as a 'great madness ', having nothing in common with either culture or a revolution." The KWP and Kim skipped over praise or at the very least constructive criticism, and went straight to insults…

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    World Factbook). North Korea was occupied by the communist Russia after the divide and South Korea was occupied by the democratic United States. North Korea adopted Russia’s communist ideas. Today, they are the one of the only Stalinist regimes left. Kim Jong Un is continuing this communist dictatorship. Down south, South Korea adopted the democratic ideas of the United States. Not widely accepted at first, it has become popular over the years. Today, Park Geun-Hye is the incumbent President.…

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    culture” (ACAC, 2006, p. 3-8). In North Korea the cultural forms that exist are entirely based on communist ideology. It is present in the country’s rituals, symbols, ceremonies, and narratives. Mansudae Grand Monument, where statues of Kim Il-Sung and King Jong-Il stand tall, is treated as a holy site and public art glorifying the communist revolution is seen on the streets and in the homes of citizens (Jung et al. 2018). In Pyongyang alone, there are numerous cultural sites, including the…

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    This is an evidence of totalitarianism and is clearly displayed in North Korea. ‘Here the dynastic sequence had been prepared over decades. ‘Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung’s oldest son and heir of charisma, was built-up as a successor over many years. His rise to power and the dynastic power transfer was carefully coordinated, both ideologically and politically.’ Since, charisma is the ability to change…

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    Since its inception under the Kim regime, North Korea has been known to the world as an oppressive militaristic state that threatens to bring the world to its knees. This paper will be focused on the film The Propaganda Game (2015), directed and produced by Spanish film director Álvaro Longoria. During the time the film was being recorded, sanctions were placed on North Korea by the United States after North Korea cyber hacked Sony Entertainment over the film, The Interview. The Propaganda…

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    that the fantasy of the monsters in Beowulf does not even compare to the evil of one human being? The many corrupt things that Kim Jong-un announces, and orders his followers do seem to be enormously more monstrous than the mythical creatures in Beowulf. In an interview The Washington Post does with a woman that once lived in North Korea, she exposes all of the crude truth Kim makes his citizens to do. Jeon Geum-ju begins telling about a song the kids were forced to sing everyday at school, and…

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    Coercive diplomacy is a threat diplomacy whereby one of the actors threatens the other with repercussions, whether of a military, economic or social nature. This diplomatic tactic involves using the threat of the war in Europe or launching a nuclear attack in exchange for ceding the requirements of the other state. This diplomacy is therefore an instrument of prevention and management of conflicts before the conduct of a State that, otherwise, could end up causing a warlike confrontation in…

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    The USSR and US did not fight directly during the Cold War. With both sides trying to be ahead of one another they furiously worked away at gaining their intellect on nuclear power. No one was too sure if civilization would survive a nuclear war and World War 3 was feared. They called this stalemate the balance of terror. However, no one ended up fighting because they knew mankind would most likely be lost if done. Both the US and Soviets armed different sides to block each other’s strategy’s.…

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