Korea is a peninsula in East Asia.
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Korea is a peninsula in East Asia. Korea’s location allowed for cultural diffusion from China. Korea’s location also made it vulnerable. Korea became a Japanese colony in 1910. But after the Second World War and the defeat of the Japanese military, Korea was divided. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Korea is a peninsula in EastAsia.
Korea’s location allowed forcultural diffusion from China.
Korea’s location also madeit vulnerable. Korea becamea Japanese colony in 1910.
But after the Second
World Warand the
defeat of the
Japanesemilitary,
Korea was divided.
Yet again, Cold War tensionshad influenced world history.
The Soviets controlled the North and Kim Il-Sung led
a Stalinist regime in North Korea.
An American-backed governmentruled the South.
The 38th parallel served
as thedividing line
between North Korea and South
Korea.
But in 1950, the
North Korean army
crossed the 38th parallel.
TheSouth was invaded.
The Korean War lasted
forthree
years. Finally, the
North Korean armies were
pushed back.
Once again, the 38th parallelserved as the dividing line
and in addition, a Demilitarized Zone or DMZwas created on the border.
While Kim Il-Sung served asthe Communist dictator of
North Korea, he maintained a command economy and
insisted on Juche or self-reliance.
Kim Jong-Il, Kim Il Sung’s son,followed his father as leaderof North Korea. It was the firstever dynastic succession in a communist nation.
Kim Jong-Il isolated North Koreaand severely punished critics.
Kim Jong-Il controlled allinformation in North Korea.
Dear Leader, as Kim Jong-Il isknown, even started to
develop a nuclear program.
Sadly, the Korean
Peninsula is a land where
the potential for conflictstill exists.
