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North Korea chose to adopt a communist Dictatorship primarily due to the influence of Soviet ideology following World War II, when the Korean Peninsula was divided into North and South along the 38th parallel. Kim Il-sung, the country's first leader, embraced Marxist-Leninist principles to consolidate power and promote a vision of self-reliance (Juche). The regime sought to eliminate perceived threats from both internal and external sources, using authoritarian rule to maintain control and suppress dissent. This system allowed the leadership to centralize authority and rally nationalistic sentiments against perceived enemies, particularly the United States and South Korea.

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Why it was so difficult to unify the Korean peninsula following World War 2.?

North Korea became communist and South Korea became democratic


What is the oldest communist country?

The first communist country to be founded was the Soviet Union, which no logner exists. What the oldest communist country currently in existance is depends whether or not you consider North Korea to still be communist. If you do, then North Korea is the oldest. If not, then it's the People's Republic of China.


Why Korea is divided?

North Korea is communist, and South Korea is democratic. The Korean War had ended in a stalemate (when neither side gets a victory) so they remained split apart, and with different governments.


Communist countries during the 1950s?

Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Mongolia, China, and North Korea.


What happened to the nation of North Korea after World War 2?

After World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into two zones of occupation: the Soviet Union controlled the north, while the United States managed the south. In 1948, this division led to the establishment of two separate governments: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) in the north and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in the south. Tensions escalated, culminating in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, which solidified the divide and resulted in a heavily militarized border between the two nations. North Korea, under Kim Il-sung, became a communist state with a centralized economy and a focus on military strength.

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Which Korea does the us not like?

North Korea because it is a communist dictatorship.


Is North Korea Fascist or Communist?

They have a mix of both extreme Nationalism (Neo-Fascism) and Stalinism.


How do governments of north Korea and south Korea differ?

South Korea is a modern democracy and North Korea is a communist dictatorship.


When did North Korea start being a dictatorship?

Dictatorship rose in North Korea in 1925, starting with the Communist Party of Korea or after the Korean War.


Is the North Korea government stable?

Yes , becuae it has a a communist dictatorship government.


What type of government do China Cuba and North Korea have?

They all have COMMUNIST governments, but beside that they are very different. China has a Leninist Communist Dictatorship, Cuba has a Communist Autocracy, and North Korea is a Dynastic Communist State.


What would describe North and South Korea in the 1980s?

south korea began a successful transition to democracy; north korea remained a communist dictatorship


Is North Korea's government communist?

Yes. It's a communist military dictatorship


Is north Korea democracy or dictatorship?

North Korea is a DICTATORSHIP.


What tyoe of government does North Korea have?

It is a dictatorship/communist state also called a totalerin state


Who is communist north Korea or south Korea?

North Korea is communist South Korea is capitalist


North Korea is a country with a what form of government?

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, claims to be a Juche-based socialist democracy. Most outside sources regard it as a totalitarian socialist dictatorship.