North Korea Book

	Foreword	11
	Introduction	13
Chapter 1	Early Korean History
1.	Korea's Ancient Beginnings	26
2.	Japanese Colonialism	38
3.	The Rise of Communism and Nationalism in Korea	45
4.	The March First Movement	54
Chapter 2	The Creation of North Korea
1.	The Division of Korea	61
2.	The Soviets Select Kim Il Sung to Lead North Korea	73
3.	Kim Il Sung's Return to Korea	82
Chapter 3	The Korean War
1.	North Korea's Invasion of South Korea	91
2.	The Soviet Union Supported North Korea's Aggression	104
3.	The United States Enters the Korean War	111
4.	The Effects of the Korean War on the Korean People	117
5.	The International Legacy of the Korean War	121
Chapter 4	The Uniquely Korean Communist Nation
1.	Kim Il Sung Rebuilds and Consolidates Power	129
2.	Kim Il Sung's Juche Philosophy	134
3.	North Korea's Continuing Attacks on South Korea	145
4.	The Succession of Kim Jong Il	149
Chapter 5	Modern Challenges for North Korea
1.	North Korea's Economic Problems	157
2.	The Struggle for Unification Between North and South Korea	165
3.	Human Rights and North Korean Repression	180
4.	North Korea's Struggle for Regime Legitimacy and Security	193
5.	North Korea and Missile Proliferation	204
6.	The Nuclear Weapons Issue and U.S. Relations	211
	Chronology	219
	For Further Research	227
	Index	231