... , Koreans were being prepared for some special mission in God's providence. Korean patriotism and the Christian faith were therefore closely related. This idealistic alliance of nationalism and religion was greatly reinforced when North Korea became subjected to the harsh totalitarianism of Kim Il Sung. 5. During the Japanese occupation many Protestants also reemphasized the apocalyptic aspects of the New Testament. Christianity was seen to be a faith based upon eschatological ... , "skinny and dirty." Besides suffering from Communist oppression, he-like millions of his countrymen-had to ...

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... the south was invaded by the north. The U.N. and the U.S. came to the rescue of South Korea while the north had support from the Soviet Union and China. The reunification of Korea failed by the North Koreans and the Chine! se army had to come in and save the North Koreans. The U.S., North and South Korea, and China all signed a treaty ending the war and Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel . During the Korean War ... of communism to fit their needs. Although China's type of communism was different than that of the Soviet Union, it was still communism. Given how the U.S. felt about ...

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