ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

History of North Korea

Long ago, many people lived in a country called Korea which was one big country. But then, a war happened and the country got split into two parts - North Korea and South Korea. In North Korea, a leader named Kim Il Sung became very powerful and made the country a communist country.

Communism is when the government controls everything like what people can do, what they can eat, and what they can say. The government even controls the news on TV and the internet so people only hear what the government wants them to hear. This is very different from other countries where people can do and say what they want.

Kim Il Sung was really important to the people in North Korea and he is still respected today even though he has passed away. After he died, his son took over and then his son after that. They also became leaders of North Korea and ruled with communism.

North Korea has a lot of rules that people have to follow or they could get in trouble. This includes things like not being able to leave the country or speak badly about the government. The country is also very poor and many people don't have enough food or money to live comfortably.

North Korea is always in the news because they have weapons that can hurt other countries. This makes many other countries worried about what North Korea might do. However, North Korea tries to show that they are strong and don't want other countries to try and tell them what to do.

So, North Korea is a country where communism is the way people live and the government has a lot of control over what people can do and say. It's also a country that many other countries worry about because of their weapons and how they act towards others.