Korea and the

“Cold War”

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Korea was controlled by Japan before and during World War II.

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At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the U.S. (who had helped each other during the war) agreed to split Korea – north and south – in order to rebuild it

as free.

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U.S. President Truman

Soviet leader

Joseph Stalin

Yea Truman!!!

Boo!! Hiss!!

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It was supposed to be

temporary. But the Soviet

Union never gave up control

of the north. The country ended up

divided into North and

South Korea.

The Soviet Union put Kim Il Sung in as ruler of N. Korea. He remained the leader until his

death in 1994.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Kim_Il-sung_1946.JPG http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kim-il-sung.htm

Five years after the end of WWII, communist North Korea attacked South

Korea.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Korean_War_bombing_Wonsan.jpg

The United Nations sent troops to defend South Korea. The United States led

those troops. China helped North Korea.

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the peninsula multiple times, thepeople suffered repeatedly from the violence.

http://unit8steffil11.wikispaces.com/Korea+9321

Because the war swept up and down

civilianpublicservice.orghttp://www.internationalist.org/northkoreawarneverended1012.html

http://www.internationalist.org/northkoreawarneverended1012.html

article.wn.com

The fighting finally stopped 3 years later (1953). But nobody “won.”

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/armistice.htm

Many North Korea families fled to South Korea while they still could.

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But communist North Korea soon put a stop to moving south.

http://blog.jinbo.net/files1/33/CINA/images/200705/180812374.jpeg

About 5 million Korean families are divided by this North-South split, and haven’t seen

each other for 60 years.

http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/north_korea/Lee%20Hee%20Sook%20&%20family%201941.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Korean_dmz_map.png

As part of the cease-fire agreement, North and South Korea were separated by a 2½

mile wide strip of land where no one lives. It is called the DMZ: Demilitarized zone.

That cease-fire has never been replaced by a peace treaty,

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~smith22n/classweb/NorthKoreaDPRK/historyofdivison.html

leaving the peninsula

technically in a state of war.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?100497-Today-s-Pix-Thursday-December-21st-2006

The DMZ has been called “the most dangerous place on earth.”

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http://www.dmzforum.org/OnlineMapService.php

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It is bordered with electrified fencing, filled with

landmines, and patrolled on both sides by soldiers and

security cameras.

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southern security fences

northern security fences

southern security fences

northern security fences

http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/2008/12/korean-dmz/

Official vehicles are allowed in the DMZ. But neither side can go past the

MDL (Military Line of Demarcation).

http://trendsupdates.com/north-korea-breaks-all-peace-agreements-with-south-korea/

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Pix/pictures/2008/06/06/DMZ4.jpg

MDL (Military Line of Demarcation)

Panmunjom - conference center inside DMZ

http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/Armistice.htm

“Cease-fire” = no more problems? Nope.

Both: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm

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November 1974

North Korean soldiers have dug at least 4 tunnels underneath the DMZ. Three

were found in the 1970s.

There's now a series of concrete walls blocking the tunnel where it runs under

the DMZ.

http://korea1.travellerspoint.com/s6/

Each wall has cameras on both sides so South Korea and North Korea can see if anyone messes with them.

Wide enough for tanks, this more than 30,000 troops

per hour could move through this tunnel.  There’s even a “room” for troops to

assemble.

March 1975 All: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm

This one is over a mile long and comes out only 25 miles from Seoul, the capital of

South Korea.

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/photos/tunnels/tunnel3-3.jpg

October 1978

After hearing underground motors, South Korea’s military found this tunnel in May 1989.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm

Tourists can actually ride

through two of the tunnels.

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/tunnels.htm

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/photos/tunnels/tunnel4-2.jpg

Tunnel 3

Tunnel 4

http://korea1.travellerspoint.com/s6/

The DMZ has become a tourist attraction; thousands visit annually.

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Civilians cannot freely enter the DMZ, but can visit its border.

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But don’t be deceived. Tensions have never

really ended.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amircheff/4666831042/in/photostream/

“North Korea and the DMZ” video clip (4:44)

South, North Korea clash at sea 28 June 2002, CNN News

Border gunfight adds to

Korean urgency

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115 Die in Nov. 29 Crash: N.Korea Agent

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Korean navies

exchange fire

-- 10 November 2009, CNN

News

North Korea Seizes South Korean Fishing Vessel -- 29 July 2009, FOX News

S.Korea army on alert after

North's military threat

– 18 Jan. 2009, Associated Press

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‘All out war’ threatened over North Korea attack

on warship Cheonan -- May 20, 2010, Times Online

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Yeonpyeong Island Shelled By

North Korea Four Killed, 18 Injured-- 23 Nov. 2010, Huffington Post

If you believe their government web site, North Korea is a really fun place to live!

Once in, you are supervised by “handlers” – kind of a combination of tour

guides/guards.

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But occasionally pictures or stories get out, and life there appears to be very

hard.

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It is a very poor country. They have trouble even growing enough food to

feed their people.

http://www.bcps.org/OFFICES/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg

Some North Koreans have cars,

http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/north_korea/mail-11.jpg

http://americanmoxie.us/2011/07/18/numbah-two-happy-place-north-korea/

but not many.

http://villageofjoy.com/north-korea-most-isolated-country-in-the-world/

Satellite images

show how little

electricity is available in

North Korea.

http://blog.case.edu/james.chang/2006/10/13/korea_electricity_grid.jpg

http://tizona.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/north-korea-is-dark.jpg

When the first dictator died, his son became dictator.

http://aftermathnews.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/kim-jong-il_hitler.jpg

Kim Jong Il seemed more interested power than in helping his people.

He pushed North Korea to develop nuclear weapons.

http://jihadgene-greatreader.blogspot.com/2008/10/dear-abby-and-kim-jong-il.html http://www.riber.net/cartoons/Kim-Jong-Il-63.gif

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/13/MN42130.DTL

In 2010, young Kim Jung Un was promoted to 4-star general and the first

official photographs of him were released in North Korea.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/30/n-korea-prints-photo-heir-apparent-kim-jong/

www.allvoices.com/cartoons/c/64149202-Kim-Jong-Il-and-his-son-Kim-Jong-Un

Kim Jung Il seemed to be preparing this son to be North Korea’s next dictator.

born 1983 or 1984 youngest son

school in Switzerland 1993-2000 loves basketball & the NBA

N. Korean military school 2002-2007

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December 2011 – Kim Jung Il died of a heart attack. Kim

Jung Un became leader.

http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?display=2373

third generation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317958/Has-Kim-Jong-Un-plastic-surgery-look-like-grandfather-Kim-Il-Sung.html

http://politicallyillustrated.com/index.php/news_page/lpnh/2377/

http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/kim_jong-un_20111231/

http://news.3yen.com/2012-01-13/dragonballs-zero-kim-jong-un/

“Kim Jung Un – the Sexiest Man Alive?” video clip (2:21)

He got married in 2012 (or 2011???).

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visiting a children’s camp, 2013

http://nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/kju_mmcc_190513a.jpg

He is trying to modernize North Korea while still keeping total control.

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rollercoaster.jpg

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Under Kim Jong Un, smart phones are new to North Korea.

http://lifedaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/694fattending-a-consultative-meeting-of-officials.jpg

He loves basketball, and look who is helping him train a team!

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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Has Uncle Executed

ABC News, 13 December 2013

North Korea enters “State of War” against South Korea

Reuters – March 30, 2013

North Korea threatens to

'strike South Korea

mercilessly‘

CNN - Friday, December 20, 2013

North Korea Demands US & South Korea Halt Military Drills

University Herald – January 17, 2014

The U.S. keeps 28,500 troops in South Korea.

We have a treaty promising

to help South Korea if there is a war with North

Korea.

http://www.armybase.us/2009/03/s-korea-us-terminate-annual-joint-military-drill/

Korea is a left-over of the Cold War. What’s next?

http://www.cleveland.com/darcy/index.ssf/2010/11/north_koreas_temper_tantrum_ed.html