#27: North Korea - The Hermit Kingdom

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The media might portray it as just a failed state run by a mad
dictator, but today we'll find out that things might be just a
little bit more complicated than they seem. 


In today's episode we cover:


Post Second World War - US vs. USSR in the Korean Peninsula

The Korean War

The post-war years

North Korea & China

Nuclear weapons (and why do they really have them?)

Kim Jong-un

North Korea in 2020

4 weird facts about North Korea (haircuts, marijuana, holes
in one & the calendar)



Key vocabulary: Isolated, Feature, Animates, Neat, Slap bang in
the middle, Powerhouse, Pariah, Hermit, Dictator, Recapping,
Peninsula, Annexed, Colony, Guerilla, Construct, Jurisdiction,
Backing, Stronghold, Armistice, Thriving, Polar, Unwind,
Dissolution, Toppled, Precarious, Cozy up, Buffer, Affiliated,
Perished, Enriching, Uranium, Volatile, Ruthless, Erratic,
Counterpart, , Offensively, Reprisal, Offensive, Deterrent,
Bargaining, Diplomatic, Concessions, Dismal, Prestige,
Credentials, Longevity, Portrayed, Missile, Legitimacy, Gestures,
Surreal, Brutal, Sentenced, Lighthearted, Curtail, Trivia, Feats,
Sank, Hole in one, Phenomenally, Enlightening






Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website
www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/north-korea-the-hermit-kingdom


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