How the Kim Dynasty Took Over North Korea | History

[@sovietroll7880]

Can we talk about how well the animation is? That took a lot of work for sure but its beautiful!

[@kenllacer]

I concur. It was quite captivating and well made.

[@jondow7401]

ikr? it must've taken months to do that!

[@ArthurHuizar]

and* it's beautiful.

[@sovietroll7880]

eNd iTuS bOoTifUl

[@ArthurHuizar]

:o

[@intreoo]

North Korea was like that one kid that Soviet Russia decided to mess around with not realizing that they ruined the lives of 25 million people.

[@stevegreir23]

Dont believe everything you read or see on KZbin

[@deslynnsporne8684]

There is no such thing as a good Communist regime in any country.

[@vivienmartin225]

@@udith Im Cuban. I can very confidently say that Cuba is not a good country. Communism is bad. The Cuban people are starving and being put in prison for simply speaking out against the regime

[@JKrz-jj2cs]

Sneaky Intel Gamer where did you get that info ?

[@nischalshrestha726]

Usa too

[@slimjongun5111]

My 85 year old grandmother escaped while the dynasty was being formed in the 40s with her family

[@inkylumine8967]

So ur a north korean named jordan Ramsey?

[@wagnar]

Uh. Maybe his grandmother married to an american. Its not that hard.

[@inkylumine8967]

@@wagnar maybe his grandpa is gordon ramsey 😳

[@JimD410]

It sounds like it was worst while the Japanese controlled thougb

[@shanehagan]

inkylumine lmaooooooo

[@mr.dystopian5554]

"Capitalized on his communist ideas..." I see what you did there. XD

[@AzureNova_Art]

America vs russia

[@naveenrobby]

You summarized a whole lot of history books in just under 6 minutes. Good job

[@kb-tm2hm]

Fun Fact: Kim Il Sung’s brother is still alive and turns 100 years old this year, although he has not been seen in public since 1993

[@Binphad]

How did they know that he turned 100 if no one had seen him since 1990?

[@arghajyotidas2686]

Kingslayer fact!! 😂😂

[@Drew791]

I hope y’all are just playing, and actually got his joke.

[@kb-tm2hm]

Drew lmao no joke North Korea reports when family members pass away there was never a death report he is believed to be alive

[@kb-tm2hm]

Kingslayer ! Hes never been seen in public thet are strict with the media in NK they never reported his death meaning he is still alive

[@PhantomSavage]

Goddammit, Russia.

[@sumansaxena2277]

*Mother Russia

[@MrBuinhubinh]

OUR MOTHER RUSSIA

[@cobrazoid]

Blame the big bushy Georgian mustache guy.

[@UGHITSJOE]

This is the most incredible video I’ve watched in a while

[@luisvelarde930]

I'm sorry to tell you this is biased. I recommend doing your own research from impartial sources.

[@spicycarrot2457]

hi joe

[@MegaFirdaus1234]

@@luisvelarde930 Yup , it is biased . I can find another youtuber that can do justise to korean people . They never mentioned the facts that South korean was oppressed by the USA in the aftermath of ww2 .Korean were killed.

[@neelpatel101]

wait till you watch videos from Lemmino YT Channel.. 😒

[@iskender1327]

No obvious victors?? Japan crushes Russia, the first time a European power lost to a eastern one

[@bjornesorensen4548]

Yes, this is one of the many bizarre historical distortions of this video. There are reasons to believe it was scripted by nationalist Koreans.

[@sovietroll7880]

I cant say its the first time since Mongolian pretty much crushed European power before but if its in Colonial Era sure Japanese was the first

[@FOLIPE]

Soviet Roll After the colonial era obviously. If not, then half the world beat the west at some point.

[@crystalball020]

Iskender Altan-Bonnet No, China also won against France before

[@iskender1327]

Crystal Ball even if, they then got crushed in the Opium wars, and then their government split into rival warlords, not exactly a victory huh?

[@bordertown]

This video leaves out a lot. South Korea was ruled by dictatorships until 1988.

[@ashleyyoon5728]

it's called emperors and royalty.

[@Squids12345]

Misleading. South Korea was established as a democracy and was from 1947 - 1962. Military coups led to a dictatorship from 1962 - 1988, then went back to democracy. It's not like South Korea was founded on terms of fascism and authoritarianism.

[@bordertown]

The Syngman Rhee regime was every bit as fascist and authoritarian as they come.

[@alexfriedman2047]

I mean not really there was only one dictator. 박정희 was the only dictator right? or am I missing something? Did those who assassinate him try to take power for themselves or something? I honestly never heard of 박정희 until recently. They don't teach this stuff in America. 김정은 sure... but it was just one dictator right?

[@oxygenabsorber4579]

1960-1980's saw periods of military curfew, wow democracy!

[@jihoonoh6895]

This is a nicely-researched documentary of Korean history, very well put together and easy to understand.

[@TiaSilva]

Love the animation!

[@thegreypilgrim7775]

Tia Silva Me too

[@DBT1007]

yeah. the animation is the reason why this video is awesome. the history is just simple history

[@tdfern1]

Tia Silva I am also curious what music they used in this animation?

[@noahsimard7322]

@@tdfern1 me2

[@canvas11xD]

Kim jung un looks exactly like his grandfather.

[@kobi2024]

Wonder what his sister would do if she's the next dictator.

[@Purge876-g9z]

Plastic surgery

[@el1te-_-x133]

Fact: Kim ll sung was born the day after the titanic sunk

[@sandwich434]

3:33 the Soviets wanted to *capitalize* ? Well that’s a first

[@aunthegeek5788]

Underrated Comment

[@BrianJ.]

Capitalize as in 'profit from'.

[@sandwich434]

Brian J. I made a joke sir. Idk why I must explain myself.

[@BrianJ.]

@@sandwich434 Excuse me sir. Lot of idiots on youtube, so sometimes I cant really tell if someone is joking or just really stupid. My bad

[@sandwich434]

Brian J. that’s fair, there are a lot of idiots.

[@sangminoh3432]

As a south Korean this video is very accurate. Thanks. Well done. Must have took a lot of efforts acquiring all the historical pictures and figures photography.

[@lahellight4337]

the kim family are chinese spies. kim il sung didnt speak a word of korean.

[@sangminoh3432]

Any plausible evidences?

[@johnhenderson131]

I didn’t not know the entire country of Korea was known as the “Hermit Kingdom “, I always thought it referred solely to North Korea after it became a communist dictatorship. I learned something new, thank you!

[@marcopina2659]

this fails to mention that Rhee, though elected, was brutal in his own way and that South Korea was itself a brutal dictatorship on par with the North for quite a while

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

Both were horrible tyrants who committed human rights violations and honestly, the US should've been tougher on the South to be more democratic and respectful. But in hindsight, there's no comparison when North Korea is the cesspool for human rights violations today

[@kiklocus4660]

wow I didnt know that. thanks, I always thought south is Democratic peoples country.

[@comradeseonjeon4249]

HOWEVER the north has never been and will never be a horrible dictatorship or a dynastic regime either. Most Americans are willing to accept whatever they hear from the American news organizations or likewise without ever doing their own research to make certain what they are being told is true. If you want to know the truth it is out there but it wont be easy to accept. Oh and I'm a member of the KFAUSA so I definitely have studied the DPRK well including but not limited to reading their books to better understand their ideology since I know people outside the country will twist things to benefit them and their beliefs and what they want people to believe.

[@gardenguster5271]

@@comradeseonjeon4249 oh look a hakim fan. We get it bro your textbook arguments are so above the average Americans. The North really is as bad as it seems, especially given the accounts of actual escapees from the region. Id truly rather live in the south than the north and its economic situation is absolutely disastrous due to isolationism which never works.

[@rich6476]

@@comradeseonjeon4249 and you failed to elaborate

[@fahrezaakbarramadhan0511]

I hope that meeting of north korea and south korea leader will lead to peaceful world

[@Marchant2]

So do I, but you have two narcissists meeting at the table, which means peace will take a backseat to the agenda of their egos.

[@fahrezaakbarramadhan0511]

Marchant2 yeah ikr, i believe in president moon but kinda worry with kim if he is serious about it

[@ricardo53100]

Are you really equating the two ?

[@ricardo53100]

That's rather obvious, isn't it ? We would all like a general cure for cancer as well.

[@trystaaaaaan]

Fahreza Akbar Amen

[@ashishkalam9337]

Stallin may have died but he kept his ideology alive in others. Sadly , US would rather invade harmless Middle Eastern countries (that have oil) than a dangerous cruel regime.

[@eyeballzplays1060]

You don’t even realize that these ‘cruel regimes’ support the Middle East and the west throws around propaganda just so they can justify their attacks and we can support them for it.

[@lancepushy7783]

The US did invade Korea. Committed atrocities. And is still invading the south

[@redlion45]

Well, the fact that they're nuclear armed and only 50 miles from Seoul probably has something to do with not getting invaded.

[@ashishkalam9337]

@@redlion45 so does that mean anyone with nukes can get away

[@supremeastro5300]

I mean, If you think that a countries cruelty justifies invasion, you could use that same logic to justify the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

[@anika19939]

Im really praying for the DPRK people. i hope they achieve freedom one day and true happiness

[@tukpaegi]

Kim Il Sung's original name is 김성주(Kim Song Ju), not 김승준(Kim Sung Jun). But in this video, it is shown as 김승준(Kim song Ju). Korean text is wrong.

[@emhapz]

Just fluctuations in romanization probably created this error. Mainly aimed towards English speaking audience

[@Felinal_19]

Kimbong Jew

[@hippopo900]

Whatever, it's not important

[@upincloud244]

@@hippopo900 is your username your actual name?

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Doesn’t matter that much. It makes more sense if they show the names in Hanja. That makes more sense and it is meaningful.

[@아들둘맘-s9g]

omg누가한국어로 통역좀해주삼 ㅜㅜ 김일성본명은김성주 이새끼조선족이였다니 ..

[@yoosteve1885]

이제 아셨군요 ㅋ 중국인이예요 김성주 (김일성) ㅋㅋ 중국말이랑 러시아말 잘했음. 꿈은 소련연방에서 아시아인으로 장군을 하고 싶었음. 그런데 소련 코민테른의 지령에 따라 만주지역에서 대위 달고 게릴라 (민간인 약탈) 짓함. 일본군이랑은 좀만 싸우고 가서 대부분 민가약탈해서 먹고 살아감

[@EdwardRock1]

다크빼빼로 오마이 가드!! 아일리드 스구리 아파트 아이스크림

[@yoosteve1885]

@@uriari7692 김성주 (김일성)은 한국국적이 없었음. 만주에서 한민족들 약탈, 강간, 방화하던 새끼라 ㅇㅇ 일제치하 한반도인들만 국적이 일본이었지.

[@yoosteve1885]

@@uriari7692 왜곡은 너야 친중부역자 쉐키야

[@yoosteve1885]

@@uriari7692 2천만을 죽인 학살자를 한국인이라고 지랄병을 하네 한국인은 국적이 없다가 일제치하 국적을 받았고 해방 이후 그대로 자유대한민국으로 된거임 그 권리를 북쪽에서 빼앗은게 중국인 김일성세력이고

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[@TOPGUN03]

salute sir! U will be always remembered

[@paulhan1615]

Really, no mention on North Korea Worker's Party's factional struggle, where Kim purged all of his opposing faction (such as SKLP faction, Yonan faction, Soviet faction and Gapsan faction) to solidate his ultimate power? In 1956, there was a big political movement in NK called the August Faction Incident where Kim's opposing faction except for the Gapsan (which were purged only 10 years later) came together to challenge Kim but failed and were all purged brutally. (First North Korean labor camps were introduced after this incident). No mention on any of these?

[@Dave102693]

I didn't know about this.

[@jakenorum3815]

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[@bythegraceofadoni]

because for the sake of this video, its doesn't need to be mentioned. its a 5 minute video explaining an outline

[@peddy4559]

A thumbnail of this video and a picture for 4 minutes 22 seconds are copying Japanese flag of the Rising Sun without notice selfishly. If you aren't Koreans of fake, protest and make them eliminate all this unpleasant videos!! AHAHAHAHA

[@willnill7946]

SimulationCrap good thing they did

[@hyltoniali257]

Kim ilSung can speak both fluent Korea & Chinese Mandarin in a North Eastern Chinese accent since he was raised & studied in North Eastern China during the anti-imperial Japan period. During his several diplomatic visits to China to meet Mao & primier Zhou, he never speaked in Mandarin during any formal conference, he's a nationlist in his "Juche" ideology. According to Mao's personal Korean translator: Zhang TingYan's recall, Kim's Mandarin level is outstandard, he can even picks up any false translation.

[@antoniussamuelson3748]

According to russian sources, kim ill sung korean language skill is at mediocre at the beginning of his carreer as north korean leader, which mean he initially can't speak korean fluently.

[@fullofhype]

You spelled Kim Sung Ju wrong in Hangeul (Korean alphabet). It should be 김성주, not 김성준 (Kim Sung Jun) nor 김승준 (Kim Seung Jun).

[@jannelindqvist5495]

Interesting...

[@ashleyyoon5728]

ㅇㅈ

[@ST11lover]

륧ㄹ후ㅗ뤃ㅎ퓨후ㅗㅎㅇ야ㅓㅕㅗ

[@Sanzumori78]

It's a Choson'geul name!

[@llIlIlllIllllIlIl]

@@Sanzumori78 Hangeul, not Joseon

[@nibbify]

So you're saying Japan is to blame for all this?

[@daeseongkim93]

nibbify basically had a big part to play if it weren't for colonialism wouldn't have to have been split between the victors of ww2- the Soviets and Americans

[@kimchi3497]

History says it.

[@RyukiXAsh]

Technically yes... the japan are cruel during the time

[@HolyGratia]

Japan is axis of evil! Don’t you know that?!!!

[@roeese1]

Japan is to blame, because Japan lost WWII and therefore Korea, which was a part of Japan proper since 1910 was partitioned like Germany and Austria.

[@손준호-h9x]

한글자막이나 통역좀해주실분~영어가 짧아서ㅠ 김일성은 조선족 중국사람이었고 우리나라말 못했다던데~

[@MusicTheGreat]

김 성주가 대부분을 중국에서 자라서 (중국인이라는 언급은 없었음) , 한국말을 약간 밖에 못했었다고 하네요. 그러니까, 요즘 기준으로 보면 '조선족'과 같은 부류겠죠.

[@mestari6289]

I'm Kim Jong-Un and you have to go to the camp now.

[@hidekitojo6903]

North Korea is no longer communist, but Juche

[@hedidsomething365]

Hideki Tōjō Juicy

[@hidekitojo6903]

@Jack Bat it's just symbolism and in general historical continuity, they clearly moved on towards other ideas.

[@mrlajel]

Juche bag

[@HesseJamez]

Taluigi No, it's more like a religion. The almighty great fat leader is a God who can't fail. There's no bibel, but all the books from grandpa, the immortal leader.

[@sudonim7552]

Juche is basically Nazbol

[@mdza]

One thing I can't understand, why do you purposely reffer to USSR as Russia when it actually isn't, even Stalin himself was not Russian but Georgian. It just happens to be that Russia was the biggest republic withing Soviet Union but they were not on their own, its kind of same if you would reffer to USA as California since its the biggest state, at least population wise.

[@LittleImpaler]

At that time Russia became a bigger country by turning into USSR.

[@eyeballzplays1060]

@@LittleImpaler Russia wasn’t the only country in The USSR

[@Azzazpimp]

Because the USSR was effectively a continuation of the Russian Empire. Russian was the official language and countries that were briefly independent after the Empire fell were quickly reconquered. A better analogy would be if California had half the population of the US, covered 3/4 of its area, and spoke only Spanish and made Spanish the official language of the entire US.

[@Flynn20]

Stalin, despite being an ethnic Georgian, was a (tyrannical) Russian nationalist at heart. He rejected socialist internationalism in favor of Russification (something which was rejected in the early years of the Soviet Union) and building Russian Empire 2.0 and displaced millions of ethnic minorities.

[@kaziboy264]

I have to say this animation doe

[@andrewpark7160]

The last Korean dynasty wasn't 1000 years old. It was 500. You also have Tsushima Island, a Japanese territory, shown as South Korean territory in the video and erased Jeju Island, a South Korean territory, off the map.

[@joshkugler312]

Also, the ceasefire line is improperly drawn...this makes a big difference for places like Sokcho. The video animation incorrectly depicts that this 1953 line was in the exact same place as the 38th parallel drawn in 1945.

[@Samtell]

Not to mention Kim Song Jun being spelt Ju

[@sinoroman]

why is it kim dynasty when it should be joseon? my guess: they consider themselves neo-joseon (joseon dynasty).

[@Samtell]

Romanke who said it was Kim Dynasty ? And the joseon dynasty fell more than a century ago

[@sinoroman]

It's North Korea, but officially: Democratic People's Republic of Korea , which translates to 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk ), and if you search up Choson, it'll bring you to Joseon.

[@-SUM1-]

Terribly biased video against both North Korea and the Soviet Union. No mention of the US's role in the multiple massacres during its rule of South Korea, the fact it drew the line which divided Korea, nor its sponsorship of the numerous dictators of South Korea, while it has the nerve to call North Korea a dictatorship and against human rights.

[@_yuri]

i feel that too but boi were animations good

[@elitecassidy8258]

Enlighten me on the massacres, I’ve never heard of them before and I wanna know about them

[@paulhan1615]

Charlie Chen Well there is Bodo League Massacar (Death toll : 100 thousand to 200 thousand of civilians), Jeju Massacar (Death toll: 14~ 30 thousand people), Geochang Massacar (Death toll: 719), Hangang Bridge bombing (Death toll: 500~1000 people), Goyang-Geumjeong Cave Massacre (Death toll: 150~153 people), Sinchon Massacre (30~35 thousand people), Mungyeong Massacre (86~88 people), Ganghwa Massacre (212~1300 people), December Massacres (Death tolls vary with wide range), National Defense Corps, Incident (Death Toll: 50 thousand ~ 90 thousand people).

[@paulhan1615]

Charlie Chen "Although the estimation of the death tolls by the South Korean military vary from scholars to scholars, it is very well clear and obvious that those numbers are at least more than 100 thousand" - the book "Stories of Korea's modern history" by Seo Jungseok, professor of Korean history.

[@jakenorum3815]

paul han now were these people communists?

[@MichaelYoungShin]

The video has significant disagreements with Wikipedia's account of how Korea was divided. According to Wikipedia, Soviets proposed that both US and Soviets withdraw at the same time, and let the Koreans sort it out. USA rejected that proposal. USA instead brought in UN to organize a vote, but the Soviets didn't trust UN and boycotted. So the vote was done only in South Korea, a decision that was opposed by 3 of the 9 members of the UNTCOK (Syria, Australia, Canada). The vote was also protested by USSR, North and South Korean leaders, and the people (who didn't want their country divided). The vote was boycotted by major South Korean leaders, so Rhee Syngman ran virtually unopposed. Jeju rose up in revolt against the division, but they were violently repressed by the S. Korean government.

[@MichaelYoungShin]

The leftists and moderates were assassinated by right-wing factions in S. Korea or massacred in Bodo League, while they were purged for opposing Kim Il-sung in North Korea. All these revolutionaries and independence activists who fought their entire lives for independence were killed like flies after independence. It was a bad time to speak out against tyranny.

[@NoOne-py5or]

What’s interesting is that the South wanted to join the north as late as the 1980s and the North was willing to even have the southern government have seats of power in the government

[@exiteastvideo]

Incredible animation. Had no idea the History Channel was producing this kind of content. So impressive!

[@inotaishu1]

While this has good info you make it sound as if the western powers were somehow harbingers of peace and freedom. Not only was Syngh Man Rhee pretty much a dictator in everything but name only, but the reason the Americans wanted democracy was the same the Soviets did not want it, fear of the enemy and loss of power.

[@rai2423]

Exactly. This video is just propaganda. So many half truths and very misleading.

[@bmohamed3213]

you are clearly taking the side of the united states here, but that's fair i guess...

[@helvetica.studio]

The animation and hard working on this video is top-notch! Keep up doing this thing👍🏻👍🏻

[@rcrhinehart66]

Trump and Kim are bffs now! What does that tell you about Trump?

[@Perinthius]

Wolves are never friends with one another. They're just waiting for the best moment to strike and steal each other's prey.

[@trod146]

That he's good at his job and not some pathetic pushover like obama

[@shaneovids4852]

Lol trump rules through peace wouldn't you want that

[@josephyang4997]

Wow actual history on History Channel! That's amazing! :D LOLOLOL.

[@MegaFirdaus1234]

Nah , not really , u can find the unbiased version somewhere else .

[@rottenradish5459]

UGH LOVE THE ANIMATION! WELL DONE! MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE

[@abenaitwewayne2707]

Japan defeated Russia in the Battle of Tsushima

[@meliantaylor9508]

Ok this is a suuuuper simplified and subjective take. a) North Korea was not a Soviet puppet at all. Their founding principle, juche, emphasized self-reliance. Though they had diplomatic and economic ties to both the USSR and China, they retained their independence and often criticized the larger nations for what they saw as ideological weakness. b) This completely neglects to mention that the South was also under military dictatorships until 1988. The elections in 1948 were completely rigged so that the US' boy could win. South Korea was pretty much just as undemocratic and oppressive as North Korea until 1988, but we don't like to mention that since the United States backed the fascist government because at least they were anti-communist. Kim was an abusive dictator, yeah, but let's not pretend that his enemies were all sunshine and rainbows.

[@shauncameron8390]

North Korea was founded as a Soviet satellite state.

[@elvinauresius8171]

This motion graphics is too insane, i can't even create such thing in cinema 4D. Your should be in commercial motion designer / maybe Video Editor

[@messididit]

I just wanna say A BEAUTIFUL ANIMATION.

[@doramason]

You gotta love how they portrayed everyone in the video as evil/bad but the Americans as the ultimate good and peace loving democratic nation. Propaganda at its best.

[@sampleentry5253]

doramason And what? You eat up propaganda on the other side, anyway.

[@INeedJesus4sure]

Tzarist Russia, USSR, PRC and North Korea and Japan were pretty awful nations in their own right. USA is not perfekt but they are Saints compared to those nations

[@fernandovaldez9263]

doramason. Don't be leftist. Don't think that.

[@leanhnhat9x]

Let put it this way. In all of the evils out there, the US is the nicest one. How about that?^^

[@datemasamune2904]

Other countries do the exact same thing. :/

[@sleepdeprivation1016]

Yeah Japan is at fault for why all of this happen to Korea. I mean if it weren't for their monstrosity to the world had come the nation wouldn't have split into 2

[@Dave102693]

ShAdOwMaN also true.

[@velelimaka9040]

ShAdOwMaN also might be Japan too

[@reaality3860]

Freedom can be measured by size and wealth of a country's middle class. Anyone can understand the difference in standard of living between Communist and Democratic Korea. During the 20th Century, this continued to be plain to see between USA and USSR, East and West Germany, Japan and Vietnam, and Singapour and Mainland China.

[@cococly]

So Kim the first actually speaks Chinese? Wow, the more you know

[@shootingstar87]

Anyone has the link for the background music that starts at 2:02?

[@g8672]

In this whole video, I understood one thing, Soviet union is the reason why North Korea is what it is today. Literally, they doomed NK

[@shaneovids4852]

And japan

[@cobrazoid]

And the only person to blame for what North Korea is today is Stalin. Reasoning is that if it was not for Stalin believing in such ideology, starting in Russia and then spreading it to China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, etc... those countries will not be in a communist state right now, mostly NK. However, I theorize if it was not Stalin, then someone else may do the same thing but the approach probably would be different. Or nothing would happen if Stalin was not born nor believed the the commie ideology, then NK would be a free country.

[@TheFinalStarman]

You left out the part where South Korea was a dictatorship until 1988, and that the DPRK was founded before the South, as well as that the DPRK had many rights that not even America had (equal pay for women, for example)

[@thunderbird1921]

News flash: Some American women were already receiving equal pay in the late 1940s (including the military ladies). Also, none of what you said justifies North Korea's brutal invasion of the South.

[@shauncameron8390]

But that proved trivial in grand scheme of things as DPRK was on an economic decline kept afloat by Soviet subsidies.

[@weomxd]

@@shauncameron8390 the DPRK's economy and food security only crashed following the fall of the Soviets and a unfortunately timed program to deforest many of their mountains for lumber, causing floods to wreak havoc on the country's crops. It wasn't an economic decline, it was a sudden economic crash. No one expected the Soviet Union to fall so soon and so rapidly, including the DPRK. However before this, the North was doing quite well compared to the South.

[@coadekat]

This is very historically incorrect.

[@coadekat]

Five O Excellent argument! What an intellectual you are!

[@Trgn]

American learn from their history channel. It has the worst anti intellectual culture and is in decline.

[@atomixmusic2987]

Zz Or, well if that's true why are you here?

[@minoroka6248]

Zz Or Where do you learn your grammar?

[@golfknut777]

No, it’s not. Sorry

[@BNSFGuy4723]

KZbin Algorithm yet again 😂

[@하이큐-o4z]

마오대중 떠오른다

[@kwangmyongsong4887]

Imagine, if you will A country which people are happy Where healthcare, education, housing and food are considered rights, and are not for sale, but given for free A country where illiterate people are nonexistant, everyone has education Where no one is starving, even when there are shortages of food, people still get enough food A country were the goverment serves the people, and not the other way around Where private enterprise has been abolished for worker´s democracy over means of production Where the people can truly say from their heart "I love my country, I love my government" Where law is applied in a just way, and corrupt politicians get what they deserve Where everyone works for the common good of everyone, including prisoners, and the reward is a wage directly proportional to your production Where taxes has been abolished, since it is enough with get a little (Very little) from everyone´s reward before rewarding them (I´m talking about a 10% for the State) Where criminality is nule Where everything is eco-friendly, and is one of the few countries where the pollution is nule and the sky is always blue But! Other countries say that its exactly the opposite, saying that people are extremely oppresed That people have no freedom That food is almost non-existant That the goverment is oppresive That the state owns everything That people are brainwashed That you are executed for nothing That people are forced to work That people pay extremely hight taxes That criminality is in a peak That pollution is horrible And anyone who dares actually fact-checking is inmediately labeled as crazy, anyone who defends that country is labelled as brainwashed, anyone who presents facts and proofs that all those things are lies is put under "using propaganda as facts" Everyone on the planet except that country thinks that those people are suffering and are extremely brainwashed, saying things like "They live in a Orwellian Nightmare!" And they dont notice they are the ones under Orwellian rule That country, that perfect country, isnt fiction, its called Democratic People´s Republic of Korea. But for the propaganda they use the name "North Korea"

[@asparagus2578]

The Soviet Union making Kim as their puppet? Wow, I have no idea

[@venture2323]

Western media for you.

[@two-bit8502]

Peace was reached on this day

[@seansurfn2]

long ways away from peace dude

[@two-bit8502]

Des utd because in the past north Korea used it as a bargaining chip. They'd threaten to nuke us and we would say "please don't nuke us, here is millions of dollars" they found out Trump wasn't playing that game.

[@bobbybola4164]

Just wait until Murica intervenes

[@two-bit8502]

Bobby Bola we are about to make north Korea very rich

[@nawtilismaelis2043]

No it wasn't you delusional peasant. Kim is just playing nice now that his nuclear program is in full swing so that he can gain influence. He is also doing this on the behalf of China since they ultimately puppet the Korean regime.

[@minkowski2326]

Wow as a South Korean I must say that this video is the most accurate Korean history I've even seen in my life on the internet so far. Thanks for making this video HIstory Channel. You guys are the best.

[@bjornesorensen4548]

Unfortunately, this video is crafted to suit the distorted Korean narrative of its history. It is deeply flawed, and I am disappointed the history channel would put its name to such nonsense.

[@烏梨師斂]

Andres Leon Yes Korea was part of Japan. It did great things for Korea economically bad sadly damaged the culture and people

[@s._3560]

They also failed to mention that after Japan conquered Korea, China sheltered the current ROK government and allow them to operate their HQ provisionally from Chongqing, China. Your president Moon only visited the site still kept in memory in Chongqing in December 2017.

[@paulhan1615]

Then in 1910, only 5 years after Korea became a protectorate state, Japan again forced the king of Korea, who was Gojong's son Soonjong back then a treaty that will formally let Japan to finally annex Korea. (Also known as Gyeongsol National Humilitation). King Gojong was forced out of his throne when he sent three delegation parts (Lee Joon, Le Yiujong, and Lee Sangsul) to the Hague Convention to tell the world that Eulsa Treaty was not signed by the King himself and was forced by the Japanese. Even though that didn't do any influence to the treaty itself, but Japan saw him as a threat to rule Korea and made him to give up his throne by isolating him for almost two weeks. He succumbed and abdicated in 1907, the same years Japan again forced the government to sign Jeongmi Treaty, a treaty where it stated that Japan will gain all rights and commands to the Korean army, which made many Korean soldiers and people to rise up agianst the Japanese as guerillas.

[@paulhan1615]

+ Korea was a vessel state? Yeah, but that was the traditional tributory system of China. All Korea had to do was to recognize China's hegemony in the region and not calling their kings and emperor.

[@배진아-d1b]

Very well made video. I really like the animations and how it transitions into each point.

[@d.e.seymour6792]

and thus the Second Northern and Southern states period began.

[@James-cq2bj]

I laughed when they say Kim become the sun

[@Magnetshroom]

Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Whut? It is not even democratic. The D in DPRK doesn't mean Democracy. It's dictatorship.

[@SpaisManUtd]

the graphics and the animation are crazy good on this. Well done to the designers

[@heartSLB]

Russia vs United States Authoritarianism vs Freedom Dictatorship vs Democracy Communism vs Capitalism All that makes the two Koreas. I like South Korea more.

[@m3talentagency680]

A puppet of the Czar: sounds accurate. So much misery.

[@elDodo809]

Give a raise to the people who did the editing process. The script was very prousa but okay

[@gggsgl3838]

Not every dictatorship is evil and not every democracy is good

[@SugarRayValentine]

Ggg Sgl every dictatorship is bad wtf are you talking about, name one that is good, when you give one man that much power it drives them insane and they start acting like god

[@hyointheforest]

Sure, not every dictatorship is evil, but in this case the North Korean dictatorship IS evil.

[@SugarRayValentine]

@@marka.1770 look at those countries today lol poor 3rd world, communism never works it stops creativity and motivation, why would i work hard to get paid the same as a toilet cleaner, capitalism has flaws but it's a million times more efficient than communism it allows poor to work hard and maybe get rich especially with the internet now, it's never been easier to start a business

[@Asiandramas99]

양효원 but they are more korean than south koreans ... South koreans have become slavea to western ideology

[@ezrathegreatconqueror]

Nonetheless during Kim il Sung era, North Korea was actually prosperous for Asian standards

[@swee2251]

Koreans consider the period of isolation as a bad decision. It affected Korea's situation for a long time even to this day.

[@tadako923]

*What about United Nations?*

[@Johnniewalker78]

So Russia voted Mr. Kim and Mr. Trump into power.

[@bobbybola4164]

I love this kind of video. Especially the animation

[@wisepatrolpeace4656]

This video couldn't get any worse. This is history channel they're supposed to tell the full history not the half of it

[@ireneakabane4396]

Just so anyone watching this doesn't know, Kim Il Sung's first name is not "Kim". It's their surname. I don't understand why a lot of people call them just "Kim" as if it's their first name. It's better that they should call them by their given name to avoid confusion on the viewers.

[@naelyneurkopfen9741]

No different than saying Biden.

[@travistdr]

My family will never stop growing

[@maximebirebent7712]

anyone else watching this after the news about kim jong un potentially being dead?

[@MyGenericYTC]

From 3:17 onward is very bone-chilling! The epic background music; the red and gold display of Kim Il-Sung; the Kim dynasty succession. Bone-chilling, yet informative!

[@julianc.9648]

Lol Mao ZuDUNG

[@jasonlewis460]

i didn't know he was originally Chinese. Now that's a interesting story. You need to make this video longer.

[@blueresolve2954]

He wasn't originally Chinese He loved/was bred there. His name (non Chinese) being - Kim.

[@asdfg3751]

Korea was a country that was engaged in the study of Confucianism and Confucianism. Even more than the Ming Dynasty, Korea has thoroughly maintained and deeply studied Confucianism and Confucianism. And this tradition continues today. North Korea is one of the most communist and socialist countries in the world. South Korea is one of the countries that emphasizes democracy and market economy all over the world.

[@andy56duky]

"North Korea is best Korea!" -North Korean civilian whose about to get tortured by North Korean Guards.

[@jennyvlds8471]

They don’t have a choice they have to say things like that to survive you freaking uncultured swine.

[@andrewan6326]

This vedio is beautifully well made!

[@rgwak]

And by 2018, SK has become a leader in technology and culture, while NK's people are starved and subject to one of the most brutal dictators in modern history.

[@mazensoliman250]

The animations in this video are outstanding.

[@melloangelwolf8611]

The idea of separation of Korea without the Korean peoples approval is a stab in the back. As Korean myself the world is to blame for it

[@PAXperMortem]

So how exact do aliens play into all of this?

[@ridhamh2966]

Asking real questions XD

[@Julesclues2]

Basically, North Korea is how it is now because of Japan

[@susmitabasnet2400]

Soviet union too....

[@입림]

ㄱ)ㅁ성주는 중국ㅇ]서 태어낫으며 중국어뇌 러시아어먼ㄴ하고 조선어믄 못햇다

[@snuckle2421]

0:45 this is how Malaya was treated by the Japanese in ww2

[@jun8569]

So many wrong info here.. first of all, it was Emperor Gojong, not King Gojong.

[@won1853]

Nope it's not wrong info. Gojong ascended to the throne as king of Joseon. It was in 1897 he proclaimed the Korean Empire and took the title of emperor. The events explained in this video, like 아관파천(Taking refuge at the Russian embassy), took place before that, in 1896. So there's absolutely nothing wrong with "King Gojong", since he WAS a king at that time.

[@hedidsomething365]

Nobody cares

[@johnpark1310]

지랄하네 우리나라는 왕이였어

[@GodGirlP]

Generational Spirits are REAL.Smh. So Sad. Please Repent and Believe The Gospel So that The Curse ( whatever generational curse is in your family.) Can STOP with YOU. Jesus Loves You.❤

[@TheGkrishnan]

This is an incredibly animated and informative video

[@NONOJO-LXXIV]

No dictator or totalitarian government can prevent the spread of God’s message throughout the world. They can oppress people, but they cannot suppress Truth. God’s plan for salvation will not be thwarted. Jesus will build His church. Totalitarianism is just another futile effort by the forces of evil to impede the Lord’s work. 🙏⛪

[@chudichika5883]

god is not real. your belief's are fake and cannot save the people of north korea

[@NONOJO-LXXIV]

@@chudichika5883 what's your beliefs? I will tell you yours are fake and we will see how you respond. Atheist right? Spaghetti monster? 🍝

[@jayjohn9893]

East and West Germany are very confusing to me. How you have a capitalist part less than 20 minutes drive from a communist part. How would that have looked to the average citizen? Could one just decide "Ahh heck this capitalism isn't for me, let's go try this communism theory out." Are there any good documentaries about how it actually worked for the short time it did?

[@bdartylar3169]

Jay John East Germany was a separate state from West Germany. The wall was built to stop the flow of emigration from East to West. The East and West reunited in 1990.

[@TheJosephPrice]

The Berlin Wall was part of it, but a lot of it was the fact that they were completely separated from one another in all aspects of life. Film, radio, education, literature and art, etc. It was like two completely different worlds. You can find some great documentaries here on KZbin that are legit.

[@ricardo53100]

You need to go online and read the Wikpedia article about the Berlin Wall. Did you finish high school ?

[@ricardo53100]

You must be joking. East German or the GDR was merged into the FRG in 1991.

[@rediponto9588]

Reichsbürger detected

[@BarryB.Benson]

Why can’t uni profs make their lectures like a KZbin video, quick, interesting, gets to the point and u still leave knowing something (ofc u couldn’t do this in person but with some schools still being online it would be sweet)

[@Torchthewood]

So basically if the west wasn't hadn't been super ideologically bossy and wanted to colonize everything, everyone would have been fine? Japan was happy as a clam before the americans broke the isolationism door down and showed how great imperialism on a global scale could be.

[@gamerxt333]

Yes Japan where happy oppressing Korea untill America came along "happy as a clam" as you say

[@therabbi9848]

That's ridiculous. Also opening up trade between nations hardly constitutes colonization.

[@michaeljunior1445]

Why did two countries(USA and Soviet) fought against Japan in Korea? In South East Asia one country fought with/in behalf of another, example US with Philippines, Great Britain with Malaysia.

[@hlsylsify]

Historical accuracies! Well made and well said.

[@Drew791]

The artwork and animation is beautiful and engaging. Perfect stylistic choice.