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Coming Together/Coming Apart is a history podcast about civil wars, struggles for independence, and national disintegration. I will take a deep and honest look at why countries form and the ways in which they break down. New episodes release every Tuesday. First up, a History of the Korean War. Next up, a History of the Rwandan Civil War and Genocide.

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1.7 - A Tale of Two Koreas

Jul 28, 2020

Between 1946 and 1948, it was the best of times and it was the worst of times in Korea. How do we get from an occupied former colony to two separate states?

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1.6 - Maketh the Horse Fat

Jul 21, 2020

The American Occupation of southern Korea began in September, 1945. How did those first few months go? And why did things start to fall apart after the Moscow Conference of December 1945?

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1.5 - The Eye of the Master...

Jul 14, 2020

The Soviets pushed the Japanese out of Korea in August 1945, occupying one half of a divided peninsula. Who's Cho Man-sik and why was he the Soviet's first choice for leadership? When does Kim Il-sung come into play?

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1.4 - Cordelia

Jul 7, 2020

What happened between the surrender of Japan and the arrival of the American and Soviet occupation forces in Korea? Did the Koreans really have their own government controlling the entire peninsula?

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