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North and South
Korea
• North and South Korea occupy the Korean Peninsula
• North Korea is very mountainous
• South Korea has much more farmland than the North
North and South Korea at night
Korea• Came under dominance of
China around 100 BCE
• Copied much of Chinese culture including Confucianism, Buddhism, and writing
• The Kingdom of the Silla controlled the peninsula for hundreds of years
• The Yi dynasty lasted from 1392 - 1910
Korea
• Korea was annexed by Japan in 1910 and remained under Japanese control until the end of WWII
• The Japanese in the North were disarmed by the Soviets and in the South by the US
Japanese soldiers being disarmed by Americans in South Korea after WWII
Korea
• In North Korea, the Soviets established a communist government and army
• The US did very little to build up the South
• In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea starting the Korean War
Korea
• The Korean War pitted North Korean and Communist Chinese troops against UN troops led by US
• The war ended in stalemate and a cease-fire that exists to this day
US and North Korean officers face-to-face at Panmunjeom
South Korea• South Korea has
developed a democratic government
• It is one of the “Asian Tigers” – strong, high tech economy
• The capital and biggest city is Seoul
• Allied with the US – US soldiers maintain a presence in South Korea
Seoul at Night
North Korea• North Korea is considered
communist but is really a dictatorship (dynastic)
• North Korea is poor and backward
• The army is the 4th largest in the world
• The North operates many labor camps for political enemies
• Possesses nuclear weapons
Kim Il Sung – “Eternal Leader”
Kim Jong-il – “Eternal Chairman”
Kim Jong-un