HIST 105g Study Guide - Final Guide: Kim Il-Sung, Chinese Folk Religion, Revolutionary Movement For Indian Independence
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National identity and character core basis of legitimacy is kim il songs anti colonial activities make up battles against jap and foreign nations kim il sungs anti jap movement led to liberation. Juche- self reliance, autonomy, ultimately juche is an ideology for legitimising the kim dynasty. Technology and transportation advances of the colonial period: impact on social relations, hierarchy. When you go into a train, you have to establish contact etc. Improvement of all the trains and infrastructure, bringing people together letting them have more interaction. Propaganda pieces talking about how good the colonial era brought about great freedoms and social mobility. Time was condensed and contracted, so was space. Social hierarchy addressed in the long 20s chapter 17. women breaking free. Economic calamity and famine in north korea, 1990s. The end of the cold war = cut off from soviet and china. South korean overtures to russia and china that further isolated north korea.
