The Koreas:
A Divided Peninsula
Chapter 32, Section 3
Garrett Williams
Anna Marie Jennings
Korean Culture
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Origin
• The first people in Korea migrated from the northern regions.
• Korea has 2,000 years of recorded history.
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Location
• Korea is a peninsula located between Japan and China.
• The peninsula is divided into two different nation, North and South Korea.
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Language
• The Korean writing system was one of the things the Koreans adapted form the
Chinese culture.
• The official Korean language is from the Altaic group of languages
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Religion
• Koreans adopted more than one major religion that formed Korean way of life.
• Some of the adopted religions included Daoism and Confucianism, (from China)
and Buddhism.
• In modern day Korea, Buddhism remains the main religion.
The Korean War
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Summary:
• The Korean War was a civil war between North and South Korea. It
lasted from 1950-1953. It began when North Korea launched an
attack on South Korea. After 3 years of fighting, and over 4 million
causalities, the war resulted in the division of Korea into two separate
nations.
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Beginning:
• The Korean peninsula began fighting after the end of WW II in 1945.
• The argument was between the Communist and non-Communists.
Both sides received support from outside forces. The Soviet Union
assisted northern Korea, while the United States aided southern
Korea.
• In addition, the United Nations along with 15 other countries gave
their support to southern Korea.
• The Soviet Union set up a government in North Korea that was
Communist.
• As a result of this, an election was help in South Korea , and many
Koreans escaped to the south in fear of living in a Communist state.
This is a map that shows
the invasion and counter
stroke of the Korean
War. The red represents
North Korea’s attack,
and the blue represents
the South’s (along with
the UN) counter attack.
The Korean War(2)
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The War Begins:
• North Korea officially started the war in 1950 when they
launched an attack of South Korea. The fight went on for
three whole years.
• The war was an international crisis and many countries
joined in to help one side or the other.
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This picture is of soldiers in the
Korean War getting ready for
battle.
The Result:
• An agreement was made, in 1953, that would officially
separate the nation into two parts, North and South Korea.
• The latitude of the border was at 38°N, where it was before
the war broke out.
• The part of land that separates the two is called a
demilitarized zone. This is an area in which military troops
or weapons are forbidden.
The Korean War memorial, in
Washington D.C. is a tribute to the
soldiers that gave their lives during
the years of fighting.
Environments
The Koreas are very different
in many aspects. This chart
contrasts North and South
Korea.
North Korea
South Korea
Population:
23 million people
47 million people
Capital / Capital
Population:
P’yongyang / 1million
Seoul / 12 million
Climate:
Short, cool summers with
bitterly cold winters
Influenced by surrounding
seas; warm, subtropical
climate
Land:
Mountainousand rugged
Not mountainous. It has
wide, rolling plains
Resources:
Very rich resources;
Coal, copper, iron ore,
lead, zinc, and tungsten
S.K. is well suited for
agriculture.
Korea's Changing Economy
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South Korea was at an economic disadvantage compared to North Korea
because the most successful industries and hydroelectric plants were located
in North Korea
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North Korea made Communist states its main trading partners, while
South Korea became allies with Japan and the United States
• South Korea became industrialized as a result of its allies
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South Korea built nuclear power plants in order to solve its energy
problems, which resulted in an extremely high rate of economic growth
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Currently, South Korea exports textiles, clothing, automobiles, and
electronic goods, and is considered one of the major industrial powers in
the region around the Pacific Ocean
Nuclear Proliferation in Korea
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Came into force March 5, 1970
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United Nations created this treaty
in order to limit the spread of
nuclear weapons
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Currently, there are 189 states that
have signed the treaty, including
South Korea
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North Korea is a non-party to the
treaty: they originally acceded to
the treaty, but later violated it, and
North Korea withdrew from the
treaty in 1993
Nuclear Proliferation
in Korea(2)
• North Korea has openly tested
and declared that they possess
nuclear weapons
• At one point, North Korea
agreed to shut down its facilities
in return for economic assistance
from the United States, however
in 2002, North Korea decided to
resume development of its
nuclear programs.
• North Korea is willing to
decrease nuclear production if
they receive aid from more
advanced countries, such as the
United States
Korea Planning for the Future
• Reunification: the unification of
something that was previously divided
• North Korea and South Korea had
discussed reunification at one point,
however they were not able to agree on
conditions. They still remain divided.
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