Problem
In the words of North Korean expert, Michael J. Seth, "No other feature of North Korea is more defining, more central to its ideology or so essential to understanding its aspirations and its relationship with the outside world than its hyper-nationalism and its view of itself as engaged in an anti-imperialist struggle." What led to this anti-imperialist ideology? What in North Korea's history shaped these feelings? How did Kim Il-Sung tie himself to this legacy?