Kim Jung II: Totalitarian Structures In North Korea
(U) Throughout the lifespan of North Korea there has been some leaders that have improved the state of the country and some that have made the people suffer due to personal gains and agendas. The coming of Kim II Sung was the starting force to Korea following a totalitarian structure. This decision came to effect by being backed up by the Soviet regime during the Cold War. This gave superiority over North Korea with Kim II Sung being a dictator over the country. (U) North Korea is though to be an all dictatorship country however, the truth is that there are several different types of structures in which the Korean government falls into they are: Totalitarians, Unitary State, Socialist State, and One Party State. All these different types
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Kim Jung II knew that a good way to motivate the people as well as produce propaganda products with literature and film. All of these products placed heavy emphasis in socialist values, Kim II Sung and national policy of self reliance. (Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia) The movies that were produced aired people who were considered heroes. Each movie that was produced followed a policy or a set norm to enforce a certain standard to enforce how individuals should behave or what was inspected out of people. In one of the film several defectors were each given a role to play in the movie which took several sequences to finish. The movie showed several forces in the allied forces such as Britain and The United States of America in which the defectors played offices or soldiers in which were either corrupted or grew a change of heart whenever they saw that North Korea’s government movement was superior. These types of movies and literatures were common to encourage people to be creative and at the same time being able to give the people some leeway to relax in some way. Though there were difficult times such as the famine that appeared first by Kim II Sung and continued from then on. This would often be demonstrated in literature plays or in movies by portraying their leader as a savior. Education was other factor that was controlled mostly by the leader. In which certain emphasis would be given to particular subjects such as learning english, mathematics, and arts. Thus, with the coming of Kim Jung II the culture of North Korea emphasized a growth in arts and education. Whenever Kim Jung II died in 2011 his son Kim Jung-un came to power shortly
Kim Jung II knew that a good way to motivate the people as well as produce propaganda products with literature and film. All of these products placed heavy emphasis in socialist values, Kim II Sung and national policy of self reliance. (Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia) The movies that were produced aired people who were considered heroes. Each movie that was produced followed a policy or a set norm to enforce a certain standard to enforce how individuals should behave or what was inspected out of people. In one of the film several defectors were each given a role to play in the movie which took several sequences to finish. The movie showed several forces in the allied forces such as Britain and The United States of America in which the defectors played offices or soldiers in which were either corrupted or grew a change of heart whenever they saw that North Korea’s government movement was superior. These types of movies and literatures were common to encourage people to be creative and at the same time being able to give the people some leeway to relax in some way. Though there were difficult times such as the famine that appeared first by Kim II Sung and continued from then on. This would often be demonstrated in literature plays or in movies by portraying their leader as a savior. Education was other factor that was controlled mostly by the leader. In which certain emphasis would be given to particular subjects such as learning english, mathematics, and arts. Thus, with the coming of Kim Jung II the culture of North Korea emphasized a growth in arts and education. Whenever Kim Jung II died in 2011 his son Kim Jung-un came to power shortly