North Korea And South Korea

The United States of America gained its independence from Great Britain and was founded on July 4th 1776. Likewise modern day Republic of Korea, more commonly referred to as South Korea, separated from the north and became an independent nation on July 27th 1953. South Korea and the United States both fought for freedom and defeated their aggressors. The two counties differ in many ways which include, cultural and spiritual differences, as well as variances in the types of food consumed in both countries. While the differences between the two countries can be obvious at times, there are many similarities that stand out as well. Much of the culture in South Korea is preserved from its long history, however these two countries share striking resemblances. During the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, the United States

Korea was partitioned at the 38th parallel; North Korea had a communist government while South Korea had a democratic government. Korea was divided into north and south sections (Doc 6a). North Korea attacked South Korea in an unexpected assault. President Truman guaranteed to help South Korea oppose Communist impact. Refugees got away from North Korea and traitors were slaughtered to fill in as a lecture to others (Doc 5).

The Korean War begun far before North Korea had launched their first assault upon South Korea. Nearing of the end of the Second World War, the Korean Peninsula had been under Japanese control. Soon enough it was liberated by both American and Soviet forces, the Soviets occupying the country north of the 38th Parallel, and the Americans south of it. After the war, neither the Koreans, Soviets, nor the Americans could agree on the country's government. This resulted in the foundation of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north (Ohn Chang-Il, 23). The fact that neither the States nor the Soviets were willing to compromise on anything was a prime factor in the separation of the Korean Peninsula.

The Korean war is a conflict between North Korea and South Korea which started on June 25, 1950 until July 27, of 1953, although North Korea and South Korea still have conflicts today. Korea was split into two countries, North Korea and South Korea . This was because of Communists and Anti-Communists in Korea which prevented Korea from creating a consolidated government. Korea was split right in the 38th parallel, a separation similar to the yugoslavian separation. North Korea had attempted to take over the capital of South Korea, Seoul, but North Korea had claimed that South Korea was planning an attack on the North so North korea attacked them to overthrow their plan. Many historians had been persuaded that this Korean counter attack was

This analysis will evaluate the reasons why the Soviet Union chose to deny that they militarily supported North Korea during the Korean War. This topic might confuse many because the Soviet Union and North Korea were allies during the Korean War and they also supplied weapons to North Korea, trained their soldiers, and even helped plan and approved the invasion of South Korea. I will conduct an investigation to determine the reason the Soviet Union chose to hide their support for North Korea and I will obtain the information from both the North Korean perspective and the Soviet perspective. To obtain the information needed for this investigation, I will use online resources and books.

Korea had been given to america almost by accident. The peninsula was part of the japanese empire, but after World War II the Americans and Soviets decided it should be split into two pieces, along the 38th parallel. America occupied South Korea and the Soviets occupied North Korea. Even though the 38th parallel was expose to keep North Korea out of the south, and the south out of the north, the two dictators both still kept going into each other's land. The two dictators were anti-communist dictator Syngman Rhee which quite liked the americans support, and communist dictator Kim Il Sung which enjoyed the slightly more enthusiastic support of the soviets.

     In WW II, Japan had gained control in Korea. At the end, when Japan was defeated by the Allies, the US and Soviet forces moved in Korea . Korea was divided to serve as the purpose to move the Japanese troops out. The line which was at the 38th parallel divided the country

In 2014, a young North Korean defector named Yeonmi Park spoke about her experiences fleeing the country at the One Young World Summit. She shared that a Chinese man had attempted to rape her as she and her mother crossed the border, and that her mother had taken the place of thirteen-year-old Park to protect her. She also recounted a North Korean saying, “Women are weak, but mothers are strong,” as she spoke of her mother’s bravery (Park, 2014). Many mothers will go to far lengths to protect their children from the world, ranging from extreme examples, such as Park’s mother, and less drastic protection, such as putting sunscreen on their children to prevent sunburns. Media reflects this unique quality of the mother-daughter relationship

Human rights activist Yeonmi Park will be visiting DePauw University to speak about her powerful story of defection from North Korea. According to a news bulletin published on August 20, 2015 on the DePauw University website. Park will bring to light the tales and horrors of human trafficking in North Korea. She will explain how she survived under the most repressive regime on earth as well as detail her treacherous journey to South Korea via notorious human traffickers and smugglers in China. The event will take place on Monday, October 5; the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture will be taking place a day after Park’s 22nd birthday. The 21 year old has previously spoken at the One Young World Summit that was held in Dublin, Ireland in 2014 and the Oslo Freedom Forum. Yeonmi Park’s 7:30 pm speech at the

By 1950, North Korea and South Korea started the Korean War and ended in 1953. Between North and South of Korea, there is two and a half mile wide border called 38th parallel north, which divides the citizens from each other. In North Korea, they have Prison Camps for any citizens who violate the laws. Their government watches every movement the citizens makes. North Korean Refugees across the border line of China and North Korea to escape to find freedom.

In the face of the initial plan of a unified Korea in the 1943 Cairo Declaration, intensifying Cold War resentment between the Soviet Union and the United States, as well as tensions within Korea with the Korean War, eventually led to the establishment of separate governments, each with its own system, and to the division of Korea into two political entities in 1948: North Korea and South Korea (Gohar, 1988). South Korea is a relatively small nation in the east located in the Southern portion of the Korean Peninsula; it shares a properly guarded border with North Korea, a communistic nation. To give more geographical perspective, South Korea is surrounded by the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, in which its namesake is not too far off in the southeastern direction. With a population of around 50 million people, more than half of its people is located in the country’s capital, Seoul (Joo, 2015). Although it is a country of small

To talk about why Korea is currently divided into two nations, it goes up to August 1945, when Japan ended their colonization on Korea. Despite of the happiness of the independence, three years later in 1948, the country was divided into two nations by the 38th parallel which was a boundary between Soviet and American occupation zones. The boundary kept the north part of the Korea democratic and south part of the Korea republic. Difference of the government policy banded people from the communication. Then, on the one of those peaceful Sunday early in the morning, 1950, June 25th, people in the south part of the Korea heard a huge sound of bomb while in a sleep. When they peaked out their window, all they saw was chaos of their neighbors running around their home village that was on a fire. It was the day of the outbreak of the Korean War. Under the Soviet’s order, the North Korean

For Park, the escape was very rough. To start, North Korea was a hard place to escape. At the border, North Korean soldiers would shoot anyone trying to escape. Park recalled escaping across the border to China, “I ran so fast. The only thing I could think of is that I could get shot. I ran and ran and ran” (Escape From North Korea). Also, when Park got into China, she faced extreme poverty. Her family was forced to dwell in a house with no running water or electricity (Escape From North Korea). Park’s mother could not even afford to buy their sick father painkillers (Escape From North Korea). When he died, there was no funeral allowed by the Chinese government (Escape From North Korea). Finally, getting in and out of different countries was an issue. When reaching the border of Mongolia, some Mongolian guards threatened to force Park and her mother back to China. They both threatened to commit suicide unless they were let into the country. (Escape From North Korea). Yeonmi Park and many other North Koreans

South Korea is one of the most homogeneous countries in the world, in which it has its own culture, language, and customs that are different from other Asian countries. In South Korea, the citizens greatly value hard work, filial piety, and humility in their daily lives. South Koreans are very proud people in which they pride themselves in their traditional culture and their financial success.

The Korean Peninsula comprises of two nations the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), and the capitalist Republic of Korea (South Korea). The division took place in 1945 when the Korean