Dear Leader Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. - Large, powerful, and indivisible; used to describe the regime’s control.
  2. 5. - The state ideology of North Korea, emphasizing self-reliance and nationalism.
  3. 6. - A situation where a leader uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods to create an idealized and heroic image.
  4. 9. - name of book
  5. 12. - Extremely delicate or refined
  6. 14. - The act of subduing someone or something by force, often used to describe the political climate in North Korea.
  7. 18. - Where Jang settled down
  8. 19. - The act of making something unclear or difficult to understand, often used in the regime’s propaganda.
  9. 20. - Behaving in an obsequious(obedient) way to gain advantage,
  10. 22. - Jang’s friend who escaped with him
  11. 23. - where the author was from
  12. 27. - Present everywhere at the same time,
  13. 28. - The author of the book
  14. 29. - Mysterious or difficult to interpret
  15. 31. - Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with death or injury, fitting the descriptions of famine and executions.
  16. 34. - Hostile and unfair treatment, especially due to political beliefs.
  17. 35. - Traces of something that is disappearing or no longer exists, like remnants of past beliefs or traditions.
  18. 36. - A system of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
  19. 37. - A harsh mixture of sounds, symbolizing the chaos of fear and tension that pervades society.
  20. 39. - Appearing true or genuine, but perhaps not actually so.
  21. 40. - Deep, clear, and continuing to sound or affect, much like the impact of the author’s reflections on his past and escape.
  22. 41. - The genre of the book
Down
  1. 1. - A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life.
  2. 3. - Unchanging over time or unable to be changed,
  3. 4. - Deceit used to achieve one's goal, a tactic often used for survival under the regime.
  4. 7. - Wicked or criminal
  5. 8. - A system where a single authority exercises absolute power, often associated with oppression.
  6. 10. - The act of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
  7. 11. - An imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice, often associated with oppressive governments.
  8. 13. - Impossible to stop or prevent; often used to describe the relentless nature of the regime.
  9. 15. - Information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
  10. 16. - Causing to lose enthusiasm or initiative, often because of a restrictive environment.
  11. 17. - The North Korean leader in Jang’s time
  12. 18. - Seeking to undermine the established system or beliefs.
  13. 21. - where Jang escaped to first after defecting
  14. 24. - A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true, often used to describe the regime's ideology.
  15. 25. - The process of depriving people of human qualities, used to describe how citizens are treated by the regime.
  16. 26. - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
  17. 30. - Teaching someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically, which is central to the regime’s control over its citizens.
  18. 32. - Lasting for a very short time, which can describe moments of hope or respite in a bleak situation.
  19. 33. - A state of complete emptiness or destruction, capturing the bleak atmosphere of life in North Korea.
  20. 38. - Dominance of one group over others, particularly in terms of political control.