North Korea Research Paper

An impoverished country of more than twenty five million people, North Korea, also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was founded by the revolutionary leader Kim IL Sung after the end of World War II. North Korea began as an independent kingdom for much of its long history. Both North and South Korea were under Japanese control in 1905 until the country was split after the end of World War II. Located in eastern Asia in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, North Korea sits in a strategic location bordering China, Russia, and South Korea. North Korea is slightly larger than the state of Virginia, but slightly smaller than the state of Mississippi and is mostly comprised of large mountains and steep hills separated

The Secret State of North Korea offered a great look into what basic things North Koreans are lacking. Even within the realm of Communism. Lack of freedoms, lack of food, lack of community, lack of trust, lack of a social society, lack of programs for children, lack of equality, and a lack of information. When Kim Il-Sung created North Korea, the government was based on Marxism and Leninism, called “Juche.” Just as the Soviets, the North Koreans followed suite with massive inequality between the government officials and the common people. The documentary showed its viewers what the government is omnipresent in the everyday lives of its people, so much so that recordings of daily life are illegal, and “random” searches take place commonly.

According to the Washington Times article, Gause, K. E. (2016), Kim Jong-un has been taking on a more people-friendly approach that greatly differs from his father. Jong-un has no difficulty in talking during speeches and maintains a steady state of progression for North Korea. He has been proving that he fully understands his responsibilities as the new Supreme Leader of North Korea. Despite his ease into assimilation of the position of Supreme Leader, he is lacking one thing. He does not have the undying loyalty of his people. He has to grow on the people of North Korea before he really becomes one with the people of his country. While earning the people's trust, Kim Jong-un must be wary of turning into a tyrant and losing his chance at gaining

The best athlete in the world: Kim Jong II. Or at least, that’s what the North Korean state media wants us to believe. The people of North Korea do not have a market-based, self-regulatory market thus, they would believe anything that the government tells them, such as Kim Jong being the best athlete in the world. They lack knowledge of other cultures since the government does not allow the North Koreans to leave their own country. However, most importantly, the media is censored, which means that there are no outside cultural influences. That is why policies based on market-based, self-regulated solutions are the best way to address Canada’s media industries and cultural needs.

At the onset of the Cold War, between the United States and the Soviet Union, the people of Korea could not have foreseen the critical role their relatively small nation would play in world affairs over proceeding generations. The separation and subsequent rise of the North Korean state has given rise to, what is widely considered the most oppressive regime in modern history. This regime, unfortunately, has managed to gain control of some of the most destructive weaponry known to humanity. The people of North Korea are captives to the imaginations of its dictatorial leadership and unless the great efforts for reform receive pressure from without or within,

(U) The terrain and weather of North Korea is unique being the combination of weather and the terrain it has. In North Korea you must be prepared with warm clothes to wear, and if you’re into the mountainous activity you may want to have some experience for the mountains are at extreme heights. The seasons here are similar to the ones in the United States but as far as the low and high temps they are unique. Unfortunately, the weather and terrain here aren’t always pretty and perfect. North Korea is home to some of the worst typhoons resulting in very bad floods. North Korea is definitely a place that anyone from the US would have to adjust to if being placed there permanently.

28 December 2011: The day that would change the lives of those who lived in North Korea, and impact those of our entire world. This date is marked by the burial of the supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il and the declaration of the new supreme leader, his son, Kim Jong-un.

North Korea, also referred to as the bridge between Japan and China, is located in the eastern part of Asia. North Korea is half a pennisula, particularly the northern half, in the Korean Peninsula. North Korea, is a bit smaller than Mississippi, and about eighty percent of its land it mountainous (Kummer, 19-20)

North Korea is a dangerous place to live, where you aren't allowed to leave. In North Korea the citizens are living in malnourishment, poverty and living under a totalitarian dictatorship lead by Kim Jung Un. I am very interested about North Korea Because we don't know a lot about North Korea. North Korea does not release hardly any information about themselves to other nations, which i think makes them an interesting topic to research. I already knew a little bit about North Korea because of news coverage but I didn't know everything that I learned after researching them more in depth. I knew that North Korea had some of the worth human

North Korean terrain consists of medium sized mountain ranges and large hills with gorges and valleys. In fact, 80% of North Korean geographical features are mountains and uplands. The remainder being plains, the country proves to be well insulated by its geography. The T’aebaek range makes up the east side of the Korean peninsula. The northern section being more or less an extension of the North Korean highlands. With gorge-like, narrow valleys in between, the mountains tend to be difficult to navigate. Navigation gets worse when the region’s long and cold winters and heavy summer rains occur. Taking these natural obstructions into account, the area is incredibly restrictive for any and all movement. Extending North from the T’aebek Mountains lies the Yangnim range. This range

Today the media ridicules North Korea as an incompetent rogue nation; however, the road leading up to the Korean War might have rendered the conflict unpreventable. The Korean split, the clash between the Soviet Union and the United Nations, and the election of President Rhee in South Korea may have made war unavoidable. On June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea with the aid of the Soviet Union under the orders of Josef Stalin. The war lasted until the July of 1953 when North and South Korea signed an armistice (Weathersby 769). The Korean War was started when two major economic systems vied for supremacy; as a result the war tore a country in two.

South Korea loves sport, sport is not only a popular physical activity but is a significant social practice. Sport operates as an important cultural resource and produces and disseminates nationalism. Indeed, in recent years, south korea has shown competence in hosting, playing, and managing sport. South Korean athletes have created notable results at major international sport events. For example, since 1984, the national Summer Olympic team has unfailingly been ranked in the top 10 nations on the medal table, with the only exception being the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The country has also produced a number of major world sporting events, including hosting

Thesis Statement: Though South Korea may be a small country, the style of cuisine, community culture, and generosity are just a few uniquenesses that outshine its stature.

North Korea (NK) is the greatest Hybrid Threat (HT) to the United States (US) because of NK’s capability of employing missiles, cyber-attacks, criminal elements, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and conventional forces (CF) to create scalable challenges at the strategic, operational and tactical levels. Training Circular 7-100 defines HT as, “the diverse and dynamic combination of regular, irregular, and terrorist forces, criminal elements, or a combination of those forces and elements all unified to achieve mutually benefitting effects.” NK can create strategic diversions, challenges, and deterrence through the threat of development and/or use of its WMD/missile program.

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.