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Why didn't North Korea reform its economy in the 80s and 90s while neighboring communist countries like China and Vietnam did?

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Why did North Korea's Kim Il Sung chose to isolate itself from the world and adopt Juche in the mid 50s as its guiding system? What were the primary motivations for this?

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How exactly did the Kim family come to rule North Korea? Was there any opposition or alternative leaders to Kim Il Sung in North Korea before the Korean War?

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How did Japan's socialist party go from being the largest opposition party in the 50s and 60s to falling apart in the 90s?

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What was the food situation like in North Korea before the famine in the 90s? Were North Koreans being adequately fed in the 70s and 80s, and how did this compare to South Korea?

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How effective were the KMT at fighting against Japan in WW2 and how big was their role in fighting when compared to Mao's forces?

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What political and economic conditions caused democratization in South Korea and Taiwan to succeed in a region where most countries were authoritarian and had little history of liberal democracy?

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When exactly did North Korea start restricting its citizens from traveling abroad? What was the state of travel like between North Korea and the Eastern Bloc as well as China during the Cold War?

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How much did quality of life actually improve under the Shah's rule in Iran until 1979?

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Why didn't North Korea reform its economy in the 80s and 90s while neighboring communist countries like China and Vietnam did?	347	AskHistorians
Why did North Korea's Kim Il Sung chose to isolate itself from the world and adopt Juche in the mid 50s as its guiding system? What were the primary motivations for this?	71	AskHistorians
How exactly did the Kim family come to rule North Korea? Was there any opposition or alternative leaders to Kim Il Sung in North Korea before the Korean War?	42	AskHistorians
How did Japan's socialist party go from being the largest opposition party in the 50s and 60s to falling apart in the 90s?	20	AskHistorians
What was the food situation like in North Korea before the famine in the 90s? Were North Koreans being adequately fed in the 70s and 80s, and how did this compare to South Korea?	17	AskHistorians
How effective were the KMT at fighting against Japan in WW2 and how big was their role in fighting when compared to Mao's forces?	11	AskHistorians
What political and economic conditions caused democratization in South Korea and Taiwan to succeed in a region where most countries were authoritarian and had little history of liberal democracy?	8	AskHistorians
When exactly did North Korea start restricting its citizens from traveling abroad? What was the state of travel like between North Korea and the Eastern Bloc as well as China during the Cold War?	5	AskHistorians
How much did quality of life actually improve under the Shah's rule in Iran until 1979?	1	AskHistorians