North Korea Dbq

North Korea is a communist country located west of the pacific ocean, bordering China, Russia, and South Korea. Kim Jong-un is the prime leader in North Korea and successor of the ‘Kim’ Dynasty. He strives to hold a disciplined country, and come across as a strong nation internationally. The ‘Kim’ Dynasty has been able to keep their iron fist in north korea since 1948. To remain in control, North Korea severely limits and restricts expression, movement, and information denying it’s citizens the basic freedoms of modern civilization and forcing them to live as slaves to the regime.

They make people believe in things aren’t real just like King Jong Un does to his population. An example in George Orwell book was that 2+2=5, Orwell stated (1949) “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows” (page 81). This shows how much the government controls you and how they can manipulate the way people think. Just like 1984, North Korea makes the citizens believe things are true when they are clearly to anybody else in the world.The government is very careful with what they let in and out of the

Why is North Korea under a dictatorship? This is known question in surrounding countries as well as countries not even near it. 1946, when the civil war ended, is when the dictatorship. Just like other dictatorships the dictatorship in North Korea is held together by a combination of force and propaganda aimed at brainwashing the public. North Korea’s Communist dictatorship uses both brainwashing and force to control the population of the country.

The North Korean government seeks to control every aspect the lives of their citizens which essentially takes away human rights. Rich or poor, North Koreans have this idea put in their

What should the world do about North Korea? Benjamin lindeen, hour 6, Fouts, January 29 / 2017

The three main concepts centered around communism are crime, terror, and repression (Courtois). North Korea has committed several crimes including prison camps to innocent individuals who speak against the government, the cruel punishment for citizens who hang pictures of anyone other than their dictator on the wall of their house, and the starving of an innocent population. The hostile country of North Korea may present themselves as the strongest military power, but in reality have a declining population that is facing famine and unsustainable living conditions on a daily basis. "The Interview" brought the living conditions and negativity of North Korea into the eyes of the general public and lives were threatened as a result. I do not believe that North Korea had any right to leak the information of innocent individuals better yet threaten the lives of the American public. There are various other ways that the North Korean government could've responded to the releasing of "The Interview" movie, violence isn't one. H. L. Mencken once stated "It doesn't take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause"

Most aspects of the lives of all North Korean citizens are dictated by the authoritarian regime in command. A harsh social hierarchy system dictates where you can live, work, and go to school, as well as decide your food supply, and access to medical care. In North Korea freedom of speech and political dissent are punished. If you dare speak out against the regime you may find yourself in forced labor camps, re-education camps, or even dead. It is a startling picture when contrasted with the personal freedoms we as American are so privileged to experience on a daily

Under the rule of powerful dictator Kim Jong-Un, North Korea remains the single most repressive country in the entire world. The government is controlled by a single-party: the dynastic leadership of the Kim family, who do not tolerate diversity or multiculturalism and consistently deny their people of any basic freedoms. A 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry found that the abuses in North Korea were completely unparallelled with those in the modern world (Walker). There are countless examples of these offenses, but some of the most extreme include the lack of personal freedoms such as speech and religion, murder, enslavement, torture, imprisonment, rape, other sexual violence, and exterminations. This harsh and utterly diabolical treatment has been going on for over seventy years, and despite efforts from outside nations to stop it, nothing has changed. Through the regime’s rigorous indoctrination, the people of North Korea continue to be subject to some of the most inhumane and unrelenting treatment since that of the Jews in Nazi Germany. The lack of human rights possessed by the citizens of North Korea and the destructive impact it has on their lives makes it the most significant problem their society faces today.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea as it is better known, is a country that has been shrouded in mystery since it was founded in 1948. The country receives very few tourists on an annual basis, and not many of their citizens are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to travel and see how others outside of the country live. Many other nations from around the world have labeled North Korea as a threat because so little is known about the country or its people; but also because its past and present leaders have created that stigma for themselves. The North Korean people may not be the evil people that the world views them as, but until more is known about the country and its citizens, it is safe to say that the rest of

The Korean Peninsula has long been the site of one of the world’s most prominent flashpoints and serves as a relic of the clash between capitalism and communism during the Cold War. The region has yet to evolve beyond the ceasefire put into force more than 60 years ago with the original demilitarised zone still dividing the two Koreas and with occasional skirmishes continuing to take place. The Cold War may have concluded almost 30 years ago, but the mentalities dominant within the east and west are still plainly visible on the Korean Peninsula. While South Korea has prospered under a United States influenced liberal economy, North Korea has become a ‘rogue state’, a label affixed due to the ruling Kim regime’s frequent belligerence and provocative

North Korea’s threats have taken a toll on not only the United States but countries around the world. Nuclear accessibility has caused them to take their threats to a whole new level which has the potential to annihilate the democratic world we live in today. Just this year, “North Korea threatened a nuclear strike on “the heart of the US” if it attempts to remove Kim Jong Un as Supreme Leader” (North Korea). North Korea is not the only threat we face either. Countries across the globe have access to nuclear weapons which can be launched at any given time. In 1987, during the prime of the Cold War, “The USSR alone controlled 40,000 nuclear warheads” (32, Katherine). Luckily today, through treaties passed by international governmental organizations

I have chosen the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) because it continues to pose a national security risk to the United States of America through its armament of nuclear weapons. The United States and DPRK have maintained a tense and unstable relationship due to opposing ideologies: federal republic vs communist dictatorship. Roots going back to the Cold War era can explain current tensions between these nations. Presently, the DPRK adamantly refuses to disarm its nuclear weapons, and therefore, has created tense relationships between itself and other great powers in the world. How have the different administrations responded in regards to North Korean relations? For the past two decades, each administration has shared a common

“North Koreans who seek to assert their rights are perceived to show insufficient reverence for supreme leader Kim Jong-Un or the ruling Korean Workers’ Party. Those who act in ways viewed as contrary to state interests face arbitrary arrest, torture, and ill-treatment, detention without trial, or trial by state-controlled courts. North Koreans also face severe penalties for possessing unauthorized videos of foreign TV programs and movies or communicating with persons outside the country.”(World report). It would seem that the standard for human rights in North Korean is nonexistent purveying a citizenship of suffering and indignity as well as stifling the wants and ideas of its populace. It would seem that North Koreas control of its citizens extends even beyond its borders since “At least 50,000 North Koreans are stationed overseas in some 20 countries as forced laborers and human rights advocates are calling for accountability. The involuntary workers bring in as much as $300 million annually for the North Korean regime, the workers are stationed in 14 sectors in more than 120 companies, including China, Russia, Mongolia, Malaysia and elsewhere.” (Kaplan, 2015). Which means that the Human rights issues of North Korea extend to other countries and cultures bringing into question what such oppressed human rights issues have done to the culture of the North

Everyone has been touched by the Korean wave in some way, whether it is by having a Samsung phone to 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 a part of the capitalist movement. After the Korean War, Korea became divided into North and South Korea. North Korea became a communist

I want 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 truth about our history and only the truth. I don’t believe anyone has the right to say anything they are not educated of or verified to be true with facts and evidence. I couldn’t stand looking at people tell made up history about my country and be biased in countries that were in conflict with Korea because of various reasons. I wanted to start a change in this world so there was no need for confusion and misunderstandings. We cannot deny the truth in any way; so with the true history, I truly wanted to reveal all truths about Korea and its history that has been hidden through the years.