North Korea has been a totalitarian state since the time when Kim-Il Sung and his son Kim-Jon Il took power in the country. They use many different tactics to govern. One such tactic is to insist that the welfare of the state be placed before the welfare of the people. The country's leaders have also resorted to totalitarian terror to maintain control. The North Korean totalitarian state uses totalitarian terror in numerous ways to gain power and maintain control over the state's citizens. Some examples of this are the use of secret police, the imprisonment of political activists, and the repression of anyone who challenges or poses a threat to the regime. North Korea can be said to have been a totalitarian state since the formation of the Northern Democratic People's Republic. Korea on September 9, 1948. In 1949, Kim-il Sung became president of the Workers' Party of Korea. Throughout 1949, Kim-il Sung's power began to grow rapidly, as he created a totalitarian regime in North Korea and eliminated all other parties that stood in his way. Kim-il Sung served as Prime Minister of North Korea from 1948 to 1972. In 1972, he became president and ruled as such until 1994. Eventually, he became eternal president of North Korea for eternity. Kim-il Sung ruled as a cruel totalitarian leader using fear as a tactic to force others to believe the false accusations he made. For example, he said that diseases spreading in North Korea were intentionally caused by the United States. When people didn't believe him, he organized a massive purge to force people to accept his remarks. Kim-il Sung also used prison camps to get rid of anyone who opposed him. When Kim-il Sung died, his son Kim-Jong Il took power in North Korea in 1994. ...... middle of paper ...... They feel like the rest of the world look alike just like the camps in which they live. Many babies are also killed as soon as they are born in order to reduce the growing population in the camps. These camps are all well hidden in the mountains and difficult to find. Another type of camp in North Korea is called a re-education camp. These camps operate similarly to a political prison with just as much torture and abuse. However, these camps are intended for political prisoners and people who have committed regular crimes. Diseases also spread in the camps. Fever and illness repeatedly spread to tons of prisoners. In response to these outbreaks, the entire camp quarantines sick people. This does not solve the problem and the virus usually continues to spread. Additionally, medications used to treat sick prisoners are either expired or simply nonexistent...