1.The Korean Peninsula is made up of two countries. Name them:

A. B.2.Look at both maps. Why is most of the population on the Korean Peninsula located in the west?

No. KoreaSo. Korea

Very mountainous in east

Tension in the Koreas

What is the history of conflict?After Japan's defeat in World War II, Korea became a divided nation, the capitalist South supported by the United States and its Western allies and the communist North an ally of the Soviet Union.Cold War tensions erupted into war 1950, devastating the peninsula and taking the lives of as many as 2 million people. The fighting ended with a truce, not a treaty, and settled little.Technically the two Koreas are still at war.Besides the border skirmishes, other incidents also have occurred. In 1968, North Korea dispatched commandos in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate South Korea's president. In 1983, a bombing linked to Pyongyang killed 17 high-level South Korean officials on a visit to Myanmar. In 1987, the North was accused of bombing a South Korean airliner.

• BombedOnlookers watch as smoke rises from South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea.

• November 2010

The DMZ is 155 miles long and approximately 2.5 miles wide, and is the most heavily armed border in the world.

A train passes the gate for the Demilitarized Zone as South Koreans wave unification flags near Dorasan Station near Paju, South Korea, Thursday, May 17, 2007. Trains departed for the first rail journey across the heavily armed border dividing the two Koreas in more than half a century, the latest symbol of historic reconciliation between the longtime foes.

All visitors to North Korea are expected to pay their respects to Kim Il Sung by bowing to the 65 foot bronze statue of him in Pyongyang, supposedly within 24 hours of entering the country. We were no exception, and there were many somber-looking North Koreans paying their respects that day as well. We were warned beforehand to make sure none of the photos we took of "The Great Leader" accidentally cut out the head, etc., as to do so is apparently illegal.

One of the many posters on the streets of Pyongyang supporting the country's 'military first' policy

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/korea_north/korea_north_photos_6.html

Pyongyang wakes each morning to a siren and martial music

1. What caused the Korean War to erupt?

2. No. Korea’s form of government is ….?

3. What is the capital of So. Korea?

4. What is the capital city of No. Korea?

4. Which martial art originated in Korea?

Communist/dictatorship

Seoul

Pyongyang

Tae Kwon Do

The DMZ is 155 miles long and approximately 2.5 miles wide, and is the most heavily armed border in the world.

No. Korea attacked So. Korea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pyongyang.jpg

Kim Jong IlNorth Korea officially refers to him as the "Dear Leader".

Critics maintain Kim Jong-il is the centre of an elaborate personality . Defectors have been quoted as saying that North Korean schools deify both father and son. His birthday is one of the most important public holidays in the country. Many North Koreans believe that he has the "magical" ability to "control the weather" based on his mood. The song No Motherland Without You, sung by the North Korean Army Choir, was created especially for Kim and is one of the most popular tunes in the country. Defectors claim that Kim has 17 different palaces and residencesA cult of personality arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create an idealized and heroic public image, often through unquestioning flattery and praise.[1] Cults of personality are often found in dictatorships

Central Pyongyang during rush hour

Children holding up cards at the Arirang mass games

Entertainment at the Arirang mass games

Women soldiers march in front of a mosaic of Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang

Monument to the military

Military Parade