Essays Tagged: "Kim Il-sung"
North Korea, a land and its people
is currently under a communist system of rule. The leadership of the country recently changed from Kim Il Sung to his son, Kim Jong Il. Kim Il Sung ruled with absolute power. The brand of communism p ... absolutely, and they were much more compliant with the wishes of the government.In September 1948, Kim Il Sung took the office of Premier, he held the office until 1972, when he moved into the newly ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
China and the Invasion, Implications and Intervention of the Korean War
olved in North Korea's invasion plot. A secret meeting was held between April and May of 1950 after Kim Il Sung's Mar.5, 1950 meeting in Moscow with Stalin. This meeting was between Chairman Mao and K ... ean Labour Party and Chief of the Political Department of the North Korean Army . China "encouraged Kim Il Sung to invade South Korea by promising [him] that if the U.S. or the Japanese rendered assis ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Kim IL Sung: Prodigy of Human Thinking By: University Press of the Pacific
Kim IL Sung, the Communist unifier of Korea, made a great impact on the world as a whole. He formed ... almost single-handedly and started a communist government that lasts to this day.On April 15, 1912 Kim IL Sung was born in North Korea, the eldest of three sons by a village couple named Kim Hyonh Ji ... in North Korea, the eldest of three sons by a village couple named Kim Hyonh Jik and Kang Pan Sok. Kim and his family immigrated to Manchuria in the 1920's like many Korean families did at the time. ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
The Korean War- A general summary of "The Forgotten War", including causes and effects
peninsula, under Japanese control since 1895, one on each side of the 38th parallel. Marxists under Kim Il Sung took control of North Korea and with Soviet assistance began to organize a totalitarian ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
The Korean War in the deepest darkest corner of American history
its independence. At Potsdam, the U.S. and the USSR divided Korea at the 38th parallel. Soon after, Kim Il Sung came down with Soviet troops and the Korean Communist Party and took over the North. The ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
At the greatest level, what was the extent of the US combat power in Vietnam? Is the US better or worse off because they lost? Is Vietnam better or worse off because of the North?
is conflict as communism versus the free world. It was similar to the Korean War, with a communist, Kim Il Sung, in the North and Syngman Rhee in the South. The US sent its troops to Vietnam to help t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
North Korea (War and Life)
ry and dangerous passion. The government is Communist, with a one man dictator. The current leader, Kim Jong il, has been the leader since his fathers' death in 1994. He was officially announced Kim S ... rch.One of the most major events that is known about North Korea, is the Korean War. In early 1949, Kim Sung il was very obvious that he wanted to take South Korea over. He expanded the army rapidly a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Causes of the Korean War
Five years after their division as separate countries, the Koreas were at war. Led by Kim Il Sung, the North launched a surprise invasion southwards on June 25th 1950. After nearly takin ... , and the escalation of, the Korean War. China's fall to communism also affected Stalin's stance on Kim Il Song's desire to invade South Korea. With China being the great new addition to the world's a ... s confidence in communism on as whole must have been soaring. In this light he gave his approval of Kim Il Song's wish to invade South Korea as he felt that communism was stronger, that it was indeed ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
Compare/contrast of two communistic countries: North Korea and Cuba
ling states, also known as the Ruling parties of Socialist states. North Korea is under the rule of Kim Jung Il, a strong communist leader since 1994. He succeeded his father, Kim Il- Sung, when he di ... y (KWP). The KWP has been the ruling party in North Korea since 1948, and has had only two leaders, Kim Il-sung (1945-1994) and his son, Kim Jong-il (since 1997, when he officially took over as genera ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Korean war excusable
s after Korea was partitioned into South and North Korea, the two countries began combating. Led by Kim Il Sung, the North launched a surprise invasion southwards on June 25th 1950. After nearly takin ... , and the escalation of, the Korean War. China's fall to communism also affected Stalin's stance on Kim Il Song's desire to invade South Korea. With China being the great new addition to the world's a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Korean War - The Conflict in Korea
l argue that the primary reason is that; the Soviet-backed North Korean Communist government led by Kim Il Sung attacked the American-backed South Koreans with the aim of unifying the two Koreas and e ... North was transformed into a communist state under the control of the Soviet Union and the dictator Kim Il Sung, who was a dedicated communist who had fought for the Red Army during WW2 (Dictatorofthe ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History