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2.  In 1911 Japan invaded and took control over the Korean peninsula.  Japan controlled Korea until 1945 North Korea

4.  With the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII they were forced to give up control over Korea.  The Allies split the country into two sections to make it easier to control and manage after the war. North Korea

6.  Korea had not ruled itself since 1911 and a new government had to be set up for them. North Korea

7.  The United States was responsible for South Korea and installed a free and democratic government.  The Soviet Union was responsible for North Korea and installed a communist government. North Korea

8.  Kim Il Sung took control of North Korea  He invaded the South in 1950 triggering the Korean War  When he died in 1994, his son Kim Jong Il assumed power North Korea

9.  The people of North Korea still consider the dead Kim Il Sung to be the permanent leader of North Korea.  Even today, he is referred to as the “Eternal Leader”

10. North Korea  Kim Jung Il is referred to as “Dear (or Peerless) Leader”

11. North Korea  The problem is…  He’s crazy

12. North Korea  And he has…

16.  The people of North Korea treat Kim Jung Il and his dead father almost as religious figures.  They are told daily that because of their leadership North Korea is the envy of the world. North Korea

23.  The People of North Korea live in total poverty