Part 005 - PAMPHLET 037 005

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The general situation in the revolution at present is very complicated. An analysis of the developments in the inter- national arena shows that there are serious problems concern- ing the destiny not only of our revolution but also of the world revolution. The Korean communists who are working towards the fulfilment of the revolutionary cause of Juche initiated by the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung must adhere to the revolutionary stand of the working class with a correct understanding of the present situation, and bring about a new advance in the revolution. This is their historic task. In order to assess the present revolutionary situation correctly and maintain a revolutionary stand, we must, above all else, have a proper understanding of the real features of contemporary imperialism and its fate. World imperialism was hard hit in the second world war. The vanquished countries, such as fascist Germany, Japan and Italy, suffered fatal blows, and the capitalist powers, including Britain and France, that belonged to the Allies also suffered no less a loss than the vanquished countries. In short, capitalism was significantly weakened as a result of the second world war. However, US imperialism alone made a colossal profit from the war and thus rapidly became bloated. The industry of the United States was not damaged during the war, but instead its industrial output more than doubled. During the war the United States expanded its munitions industry on a large scale and acted as a supplier of weapons and other war materials to the Allies and also made enormous profits by 1