Aspects That Affect The Daily Life Of North And South Korea

Before 1945 Korea was controlled by Japan. After the second World War, USA and Soviet Union split Korea in t two. This cause the divide in the country and another divide in the ideals. USA was preaching capitalism and democracy. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was looking to spread communism. North Korea invaded South Korea to try to form a stable, united Korea as it was before the end of the Second World War. USA acted decisively to defend the South to stop the threat of communism and to continue their policy of containment. They did not want communism to spread.

Korea was partitioned at the 38th parallel; North Korea had a communist government while South Korea had a democratic government. Korea was divided into north and south sections (Doc 6a). North Korea attacked South Korea in an unexpected assault. President Truman guaranteed to help South Korea oppose Communist impact. Refugees got away from North Korea and traitors were slaughtered to fill in as a lecture to others (Doc 5).

Shortly after World War II, North Korea’s central government was renamed the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Conflicts began to rise when the North and South’s political systems contradicted each others. These differences led to warfare between these two countries. During the mid to late 1900's, the North Koreans under the Kim family, went to war with South Korea inflicting many casualties while economically isolating their country internationally creating economic struggles for their own people.

After the war, both Koreas moved quickly to rebuild and modernize. North Korea, which was more industrialized than South Korea before the war, rebuilt quicker. Unfortunately, North Korea’s economy suffered, because of the break-up with the Soviet Union. Eventually South Korea evolved into a industrial society, who became a heavy exporter to the United States. Overall after the war both Koreas have been successful, but still face the challenge of

The Korean War was a significant event that marked the separation and independence of North and South Korea. When countries like China and Russia, got involved, it became a war of ideas and social values. Those who aided South Korea (United States, Great Britain) were democratic, and those who aided North Korea (China, Russia) were communist. North Korea wanted South Korea to become a communist country, but the South did not want this, and soon a war broke out between South and North Korea. The Korean War was a success in that South Korea did not become communist, and a failure because many American and allied troops died, and still today, North Korea struggles to spread their ideology and continues to cause conflict with the United States.

It has been almost sixty-five years since the split of Korea into the North and South. Although it was not until 1953 when Korea was confirmed by a signed agreement that it is spilt in North Korea and South Korea. As a result of Korea separating into two countries, two different people were in power with different types of governing. Although both countries were once one single country, they both have merged into two totally different countries, that if in the future they came back together to be one country it would be difficult to comprise their rulers and come to an agreement of governing between them.

World War II was no doubt a long, brutal war that caused many tensions around the globe. When this war was over, it caused a variety of consequences for all of the nations involved, one of these being Korea. The tensions between Russian and Japanese control over Korea literally ripped the country in half. Why did Korea split into North and South and why did this escalate into the Korean War? This question can be answered by looking back at what happened during the war within the country and also focusing on the control of the 2 powers that had a majority of the control of the North and South regions of the peninsula.

After the war came to an end, North and South Korea still continued to be divided, a representation of the result of the Cold War; which was comparable to the separation of Germany and Berlin. “Families were broken up by the war and lived on opposite sides of the demilitarized zone, unable to visit or even communicate with each other”

After World War II, the Korean territory was free to be taken over. Russia took the Northern territory and the United States took the Southern territory. Both superpowers would influence both territories into their own image. When the two countries pulled out in 1947, Korea was left with two regimes with very different ideologies. North under the influence of communism while South under democratic direction. In just a couple of years, tensions rose with both sides wanting to overpower each other. Threats became more serious, spies multiplied in number, and violence between the regions had increased along the 38th parallel, the boundary between North and South Korea. Soon one side would draw first blood and would spark a war.

During the times of the Cold War many countries around the world have were impacted but it was the so called “Forgotten war” that impacted Korea forever. The war forced ways of government and controlled the Korean nation splitting up the countries along the 39th parallel leaving the north controlled by the Soviet and the south by the USA. The border created by the fight is still there and heavily militarized to this day. It revolutionized the way both north and south korea’s way of government views leading to what they have become today. The Korean War was a major historical event for Korean affecting their culture and government systems. The Korean war has affected both Korea and the United States in positive and negative ways changing the lives of many still to this day. This essay will explain and expand on the cause of the korean war and how it has shaped both the U.S and Korean and the effect it has today.

In North Korea, communism ruled supreme in government and in South Korea a more capitalist approach was prevalent in their government. . The spread of communism didn’t stop and kept its march downward through the peninsula at a steady pace. “On June 25th, 1950 75,000 North Korean troops poured into South Korea which kick started the beginning of the Korean War. This lead to a civil war between North and South Korea which was soon brought to international attention when the U.S. came to the aid of South Korea and the Peoples republic of China (PRC) came to the aid of North Korea.”1

The Korean war still affects us today, even though it ended in 1953. The Koreas

Conditions in North Korea are deteriorating to the point of desperation. The country is not like any other in the world. North Korea’s King Jong Un is a god to north koreans, he even controls what they do at all times. In “1984”, myths, lies and forgeries are types of information control that brainwashes the citizens, controlling them. George Orwell imagines a government called INGSOC which suppresses its people just like King Jong Un. The totalitarian government does not tolerate any opinions or different personalities than what they envision to be best for their society. The citizens are so devoted to the their leaders that they do not celebrate their own birthdays but only the

The impact of the Korean war played a major role in shaping the political state of Korea that is still Running today. The war brought about dramatic changes in North Korea’s Political economic system by ending direct Soviet control, it provided basis for the consolidation of Kim Il Sung’s power within the Korean Workers’ Party. This provided power for Kim II Sung to impose political and economic con and declared himself as the self-actualized “center” Totalitarian political system requiring loyalty to himself and his son, Kim Jong Il. This also gives Kim II Sung the ability to eliminate political

With the creation of a popular democratic front, KIM IL SUNG will be a suitable candidate to head it” (Report on Communists in Korea). If it weren’t for the Soviets, there would be less separation and the North and South Korean governments would be completely different. The author refers to the mass separation between the two parties but doesn’t really pay any attention to it, “In South Korea, besides the Communist Party, the strongest party is the Democratic Party, which represents the interests of the big landowners and capitalists. The party numbers about 10,000 and is headed by Song Jin-u. The party openly engages in pro-imperialist and anti-Communist propaganda”(Report on Communists in Korea). The Cold War affected North Korea in ways other than politically, also.