1-1. Soviet Occupation and Rule

1-2. Establishment and Activities of the People's Committees

1-3. Formation of Political Parties and of Political Power

1-4. "Democratic Reforms"

2-1. Exploration for the Creation of a New Culture

2-2. Attempts to Remake People's Minds

2-3. Establishment of Separate Governments

2-4. Changes After the Establishment of a Separate Government

3-1. Origins and Unfolding of the Korean War (1)

3-2. Origins and Unfolding of the Korean War (2)

3-3. The Strengthening of Kim Il-sung’s Power during the Korean War

3-4. Armistice Talks

3-5. Wartime Production and Post-war Recovery (1)

3-6. Wartime Production and Post-war Recovery (2)

4-1. The Proposal of the Transition to Socialism and Ensuing Conflict

4-2. The Presentation of Juche in ideology

4-3. The 1956 August Plenum Incident

4-4. Anti-Factional Struggle

5-1. The Issue of Securing New Workers and the Task of Increasing Productivity after the War

5-2. Implementation of the First 5-Year Plan and the Collective Innovation Movement, or the Cheollima Campaign

5-3. Efforts to Build a “Self-Reliant Economy”

5-4. Agricultural Collectivization and Cooperation of Individual Commercial and Industrial Activities

6-1. Declaration of the Completion of the Socialist Transition and the Proposal of the Cheollima Work Group Campaign

6-2. Cheollima Work Group Leader Gil Hwak-sil and “Human Reform”

6-3. Obsession with Speed and the Acclamation of Self-Sacrifice

6-4. The Cheongsan-ri Method and the Daean Work System

7-1. Formation and Cracks in the North Korea–China–Soviet Relationship

7-2. North Korea–Soviet Alliance and North Korea–China Alliance

7-3. Diversification of Diplomatic lines

7-4. The “Independent Line” in Diplomacy