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How can two countries with similar histories move in very different directions today?

Ch. 27 section 3North and South Korea

The People

1. Like Japan, Korea is Homogeneous

2. Koreans trace their origins to early peoples from northern China & central Asia

Density and Distribution1. 2/3 of Korean population live in rapidly

growing cities, Seoul, South Korean & P’yongyang North Korea

2. Politics has affected migration on the Korean Peninsula

3. To escape communism many people fled North Korea to South Korea or to other countries

Density and Distribution

4. North and South Korea divided by the Demilitarized zone.– DMZ was established after the Korean war, along with

peace treaty

5. In 2009 North Korea nullified all military &political agreements with South Korea

Early History• Pg 688, write down the important events of

Korea’s early history

Korean War

• After WWII during the Cold WarCommunist N.Korea wants to

unite all Korea, 1950s invades S. Korea

• US leads UN forces to aid S. Korea, Ends in stalemate with original borders

North Korea Today• 2002 N. Korea reactivates nuclear program• 2006 & 2009 N. Korea condemned, nuclear

weapons tests• Strict government, caused food shortages,

mismanagement of resources• 2 million have died due to shortages • 200,000 political prisoners in slave labor camps

Korean Culturedifferent gov’ts. influenced directions ofthe two countriesEducation, Healthcare, Language, Arts,

North

South

North Korea attack us?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFWdQFWsvFM

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCWNCxPRoIo

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKmti37ZB7k Dennis Rodman and N. Korea??

Wednesday movies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u7bQkZveGw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxLBywKrTf4