A Tale of Two Koreas Koreas North and

A Tale of Two Koreas

Koreas: North and South 1. “The Hermit Kingdom”: isolated themselves 2. Non-Stop Invasion(s) – Japan/China (Korea is a buffer b/w them, lots of invasions) – Influence religion, art, music, etc. (Confucianism, Buddhism) 3. WWII (Japan ruled until they lost WWII) – North= Soviet Union / South= United States

The Koreas: North and South q Led to the Korean War in 1950 q Ended with treaty in 1953 dividing the peninsula on the 38 th parallel q Hostility remains between the 2

Where is North Korea? What does the 38 th parallel represent? ? ?

South Korea q South more Westernlike, more developed, industry q An “economic tiger”

Korean Peninsula at night

Government: Hereditary juche (military order & reliance only on North Korea’s resources) singleparty state - Eternal President: Kim Il-sung 1948 -1994 - Eternal WPK General Secretary Kim Jong-il 1994 -2011 - Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un 2011 -present http: //www. korea-dpr. com/ http: //www. foxnews. com/world/2013/11/12/north-korea-publiclyexecutes-80 -for-crimes-like-watching-films-owningbible/? fb_action_types=og. likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_o bject_map={"10151705399216135": 178802308991809}&action_type _map={"10151705399216135": "og. likes"}&action_ref_map=[]

North Korea at night

Marine Traffic (Cargo ships)

Flight path to Seoul, South Korea

Government Sanctioned Haircuts

Labor Camps? http: //www. washingtonpost. com/wpsrv/special/world/north-korean-prison-camps 2009/ http: //www. nbcnews. com/news/world/lifenorth-korean-labor-camp-no-thinking-just-fear -n 32076 "Because we saw so many people die, we became so used to it, " one survivor told the UN Commission. "I'm sorry to say that we became so used to it that we didn't feel anything. "

• http: //www. buzzfeed. com/kevintang/northkorean-officials-fail-at-photoshop • http: //www. washingtonpost. com/blogs/world views/wp/2013/10/18/north-korea-just-builtthe-creepiest-water-park-youve-ever-seen/