Country Study : North Korea

the world to know more about my country which is South Korea. Korea is a unique country with a long history. It has beautiful culture and traditions. The history makes the people complete and united. There have been trials in the past that needed to be straightened out, which was still in the process of being clarified. The citizens work together in the free and just country to make the two countries whole. There have been flaws shown in North Korea and South Korea. I wanted to teach this town the…

North Korea is a dictatorship country that has limited resources but the people live below poverty and are constantly restricted from the outside world. The Kim Dynasty has established a government without the help of the United States and the United Nations. Through their government, they have learned to be self-sufficient. North Korea is a country with many problems, but it is also a country with unique history and a serious enemy of the United States. This analysis will briefly review North…

North Korea is a communist country filled with many beliefs and power over their people. The country has been a big talk lately making big news in media. They seem to be the center of attention. What’s behind all the controversy? North Korea is an oppressive regime because human rights aren’t allowed and free speech isn’t given. North Korea does not allow its citizens to watch foreign television such as TV dramas nor do they allow people to own personal bibles. North Korea’s “regime is afraid of…

How did North Korea become the cruel country that scorches both surrounding and distant nations with its sternly severe socialist flame? Subjugated by Japan in 1910, North Korea was mercilessly enslaved for thirty-five years. Due to Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, the United States occupied the southern region of the Korean Peninsula while Soviet troops seized the north. As a result communism spread like weeds. Sadly, North Korea's government, military, and economy were all by shaped…

to the humanity of the enemies’ civilian populations. For more often than not, those who live within these systems are chronically oppressed. The nation of North Korea is no exception, with “Bing-brother always watching.” The government in North Korea pervades all aspects of life. Hunger is a problem worldwide. However with a quarter of North Korea’s population (six million people) starving or malnourished, with nearly one million of those cases being children under the age of five years old, the…

Introduction North Korea is a small country located in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia" o "East Asia" East Asia. North and South Korea were only one country, but it was divided in1945. North Korea's capital city is HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang" o "Pyongyang" Pyongyang which is the largest city and the highest economy in the country as well. I chose this topic because most people who live overseas do not know about North Korea and it was a very important…

eating Korean barbeque at a Korean restaurant. North Americans tend to think that North and South Korea share the same traditions and customs, when in fact they are complete opposites. Going back thousands of years in Korean culture, North Korea and South were just a part of the country Korea. Fast forwarding to the 1950’s the northern part of Korea started to become a communist country. America swooped in and started to shape the southern part of Korea as an ally for the United States and make them…

North Korea is a self-proclaimed Democratic country however; it is very different when you look at the details. The people of North Korea do not have the same freedoms as any other democratic country. They are force fed their freedoms all while living in a political nightmare. What the people have is the illusion of freedom and their choices are predefined. In the United States, we have the political freedom to vote for whomever we choose and as for the North Koreans, they have the right to vote…

the divided countries of Korea know that millions of people want to relieve the pain of divided families but is still undecided to act. Superficially, it is easy to say that the divided Koreas should reunite so the family can be together again. However, there are also proven to be negative effects to the reunification. Therefore, should North Korea and South Korea reunite as one country? This question is important to ask because when two nations that were separated from a war like Korea is asked to…

Before Korea was divided into North and South, it was known as Chosun, land of the morning calm. They were united under the Joseon Dynasty for over five hundred years. So, they essentially share the same language and culture. As a result of World War II the unified country was divided with the North coming under Soviet influence and the South under American influence. Today the division and tensions remains with the Demilitarized Zone separating the two regions. North Korea remains a backward country…