Essay On North Korean Famine

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be governed by a dictatorship? What laws do the citizens of a dictatorship have to follow? Who is the dictator, and what is he/she’s responsibilities? Where else in the world is dictatorship being practiced? A dictatorship is a government ruled by a dictator that grants citizens limited rights and is practiced by many countries. Today, North Korea is the most widely-discussed county that is governed by a dictatorship.

North Korea is a country that is ruled by a dictator and has a communist government. A communist government rules all the land and gives the same amount of money and supplies to all the people in the country. “Daily Necessities were obtained from the Public Distribution System (PDS)” (95,Hassig). The PDS shut down in 1995 because foreign aid was cut off expect for Pyongyang, the capital city. In rural areas, a lot of the children were born as “no-count” meaning that when they were born they weren’t counted as part of the existing society and didn’t have supplies given to them. North Korea was once a unified country with South Korea until September 9, 1948 when it became a separate country. From 1910 to 1945 Japan had ruled

The conflict I am focusing on is the conflict between North Korea and the USA.

The U.S. helped to divide the Korean peninsula at the end of World War II, and then waged war against North Korea in the 1950s. Although the U.S. signed a peace agreement rather than a peace treaty with North Korea after the war, its policy toward the country changed. Instead of trying to overthrow the North Korea government, the U.S. government adopted a policy of containing communism. During the 1980’s, associations between North Korea and the U.S. start to take on a new diplomatic form. North Korea’s nuclear weapons program had become a pressing international issue

Also the lack of jobs has led to the majority of the people to be below the poverty line. And the ones with jobs do not get paid much or at all due to government corruption. For example, “Men are forced to work long hours for the government, often without pay, and those that don’t show up for work risk imprisonment”. Which has led to men working worthless jobs and women becoming the breadwinners of the families but still not having the same respect as men. The North Korean government is forcing these men to work for free while their families have no food to eat. Brainwashing and propaganda are also major aspects of the regime to keep the people scared of the world outside North Korea, namely the United States, Japan and South Korea. As shown, “Ak (evil) may be the single most commonly used word to describe Americans. The derogatory term nom, similar to calling someone a bastard, is inevitably attached to the end of any word referring to Americans”. Children from a young age are taught to refer to Americans in such manner to install fear in them to always distrust Americans and their aid. Americans are the worst of the worst type of people, according to the Kim regime, because they prevented the reunification of the two Koreas. Followed closely behind by the Japanese, since there is still resentment from the Japanese colonial rule. South Korea is not as

1945-1950: Kim Il-Sung eliminated members of the Northern Korea Worker's party and other homegrown socialists, as well as leading nationalists and political democrats in order to begin securing full political power. Secret Political, Concentration Camps Established the 1950s: A system of secret political prison camps was set up in order to sustain the large-scale purges of the late 1950s.1950s: Kim had members of rival factions, including those in the Soviet, Yanan, and Domestic factions, either exiled or executed. By the late 1950s, the numbers in the purges increased significantly. Thousands were executed publicly while still more were sent to rural areas, mines, hydropower dams, and prison camps. Kim Il-Sung Eliminates All Detractors 1960. Kim Il-Sung's Final Purges Clear the Way for His Son 1970s. The Mass-Starvation of the 1990s: Widespread famine devastated North Korea, killing over 2.5 million, and perhaps upwards of 3.7 million, North Koreans, more than 10 percent of the population. Twenty thousand people starved to death in South Hwanghae Province, which is about ten percent of the area’s

The government relies heavily on humanitarian assistance from both the United States and China in the many times of famine that have struck the nation throughout the years, in spite of the fact that the United States is portrayed as ruthless enemies of the state by the “supreme leader”. The actions of Kim Jong-Un have created nationwide disapproval from the people including the army as he is unable to feed them. Times have been exceeding rough throughout the years that there have been many reported cases of cannibalism and high infant mortality rates. It is the duty of the government to provide adequate food to its people, yet it has failed. The government relies on foreign aid from its greatest foe to feed its people. (“North Korea” ❡2; “North Korea Country Profile” ❡3; “North Korean Defectors Building an army to topple Kim Jong-Un” ❡5; “North Korea's Nuclear Test Deepens Chinese Dilemma”

The third source that I decided to use was an English newspaper. The headline from the article was the first thing that stood out, suggesting that Trump might bomb North Korea next. The article barely covers the event, instead, it covers Eric Trump's comments and the possibility that North Korea can be next. The newspapers instigates that the United States might use military action against North Korea though including Eric Trump's statement hinting that his father is not afraid to make "North Korea...next on the hit list if Kim Jong-Un carries on developing atomic weapons" (Daily Mirror, April 14, 2017). The newspaper just adds more fuel to the existing tension between the United States and North Korea with such a provocative statement.

After many years of tension between the United States and North Korea, North Korea released three American hostages as an act of good faith. Kim Dong-Chul, Kim Hak-Song, and Tony Kim were the three American citizens that were held captive in North Korea. Kim Dong-Chul was convicted for spying in North Korea and was sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Tony Kim, a teacher, was taken by North Korean officials at the airport and the exact charges were not specified, whereas Kim Hak-Song was arrested for hostile acts towards North Korea. The hostages were released from North Korea and boarded a plane that took them to Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington D.C. This event occurred on May 9, 2018 at 7:45pm when the hostages left custody and boarded the plane. The hostages were freed after a visit from Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and Kim Jong Un. This action by the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, was seen as

North Korea has been receiving financial support from the United Nations as well as food supplies. Many people would claim that North Korea has an ongoing famine due to the floods they would continuously experience throughout the years, damaging the soil. Others would argue and say that the famine happened because North Korea is a communist country and the military is purposefully starving their people. Regardless of these arguments, the fact still remains, the people of North Korea are dying rapidly due to malnutrition. The only solution feasible to this problem would be to send agricultural scientists over to North Korea and help restore the damaged soil, so that it may grow healthy crops once again.

Understanding how North Korea as a country defines itself in a changing world. Where do they derive their customs and practices, political standings and military power? Define North Korea’s history leading into the modern age and define its culture and characteristics and how they interact with the world today. Understanding a subject as broad as the term culture begins where the culture began with the birth of civilization and the people that influenced it. There are many factors that play a role in the shaping of a nation none so much as turmoil and conflict and the Korean peninsula saw its fair share for the better part of a millennia. A complete statistical breakdown of North Korea shows a struggling nation that strongly depends on

Famine is the one of the biggest problems in the world. More than 800 million people are suffering from hunger. The people of North Korea suffer from hunger on the level of the notorious Somalia, Sudan, and Ethiopia famines. They just suffer in silence behind the world media. There are several facts about the North Korea famine. One of the main factors for the North Korea famine is political problems: The North Korean government ignores s people’s everyday lives and only does things for preparing war. Moreover, the North Korean government, North Korea dose not like allow relief agencies to personally deliver the grain

Back in Washington, President Clinton’s administration concluded that North Korea was reviving their nuclear missile program and demanded access to the suspected facilities being built. Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, granted access to multiple locations to U.S. officials for inspection of facilities in exchange for financial aid and food (Hathaway & Tama 724). North Korea’s negotiation for aid from the U.S. does not come as a surprise for the simple fact that citizens living under the supreme leadership of Kim Jong-un live in absolute poverty. Although the state-run government experiences hardship by trying to provide an adequate supply of food for citizens; the government spends a huge sum of money to maintain a large military force.

According to the New York Times article titled The Cannibals of North Korea published on February 5, 2013 by Max Fisher, emphasizes that North Korea is struggling in providing the necessity of food to their population. Since some of North Korea’s crops had previously failed in the mid 1990’s many faced starvation and children struggled to still feel safe in towns. Many children were warned not to sleep in public or walk alone due to the possibility of being kidnapped and butchered for meals. Thousands if not millions of children were disappearing randomly and was almost socially acceptable as normal. Many towns people warned consumers to avoid purchasing meat they were unfamiliar due to the likelihood it could be processed children. Fear

This article deals with the United States and its attempts to deal with the dangerous matters of North Korea. Some of the problems that were brought up in this article were North Korea’s plan to restart a plutonium based nuclear program at Yongbyon, North Korea’s plan to build a new highly enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear program, and the tension that emerged between the United States and South Korea. Even though many problems were occurring, there were some positive things that were happening at the time. The United States began negotiating with North Korea and South Korea about establishing railroad links, demining portions of the demilitarized zone, allowing athletes to compete in the Asian games, and allowing abductees to visit Japan.