The Democratic People 's Republic Of Korea

In the northern part of the Korean peninsula lies North Korea. After Japan ended its rule over Korea, it is soon divided between the Soviet Union and the United States. The Korean War lasted for three years and remained divided. The "eternal president", Kim Il Sung, ruled from 1912 to 1994. He wanted North Korea to be self-sufficient and independent socially and economically. Sung created reforms to

When World War II ended in 1945, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel into two distinct countries (1). With the help of the Soviet Union, North Korea established a communist government, while South Korea became Democratic with the support of the United States. On June 25, 1950, with the permission from the Soviet Union, North Korea invaded South Korea. President Harry S. Truman was not going to let the invasion of South Korea be overlooked (2). In spite of the fact that Korea was far from America, the attack on South Korea was the same aggression used by Nazi Germany. On June 27, the United States had entered the war in support of South Korea (3). Eventually the war reached a stalemate in the summer of 1951 (1). On July 27, 1953, North and South Korea signed a truce to stop fighting. In all there was approximately five million deaths (4). Even though the Korean War was only three years long many citizens and soldiers lost their lives.

When Korea liberated from Japanese control at the end of the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed temporarily to divide Korea at the 38th parallel of latitude north of the equator. This division resulted in the formation of two countries: communist North Korea (supported by the Soviets) and South Korea (supported by the United States). Five years after the country’s partition, the communist leader of North Korea, Kim Il Sung, decided to attempt to reunify Korea under his control. On June 25, 1950, Kim launched a surprise invasion of South Korea.

After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States split the Korean peninsula along the 38th parallel (38 degrees north latitude). This resulted of the official created on North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in 1948. Tensions continued to rise between the two parts of the peninsula, as each side claimed to have the right to control the entire area of land. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea under the leadership of Kim Il Sung, thus beginning the Korean War. The war resulted in over 2.5 million deaths. Ever since an armistice agreement was signed in 1953, North Korea has been blocked from the rest of the world. After the armistice agreement was signed, Kim Il Sung shaped North Korea to his

The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea is known for being secluded from the remainder of the world. Communism created the country that North Korea is today as it was sponsored to become a country by another communist country. Nuclear weapons acquired by the country have caused great tension between North Korea and the rest of the world. North Korea is one of the world’s most secretive nations. The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea is almost completely secluded from the outside world and is sometimes referred to as a Hermit Kingdom.

North Korea is a communist nation of closed doors and kept secrets. The citizens of that country face daily circumstances that most of us do not encounter during our lifetime. The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, has a family dynasty that has ruled for multiple decades. The North Korean government prefers that their country be referred to as the “Democratic People's Republic of Korea”, but this country is neither democratic nor republic. Most countries shorten the country of Democratic People's Republic of Korea name by simply referring to it as North Korea. This title came from Soviet Union communist influence, during the mid-1900's.

After World War II, the Soviet Union tried to spread communism by occupying smaller countries and turing them into “satellite” nations (Learner 346). The Soviets succeeded in making North Korea a communist state and installed Kim Il Sung as a leader (Benson 74). The United Nations wanted to reunite Korea; however, the Soviet Union refused to hold elections for a single Korean government and work with the UN. On August 15, 1948, the southern half of Korea became officially known as the Republic of Korea. One month later, on September 9, the Northern half was named the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (Oh, Bonnie Bongwan Cho). The Soviet Union’s refusal to allow Korean elections ultimately led to the Korean split and sent the region on the path to

The Democratic System is embraced by a host of countries, and the system is generally regarded as fair and stable in most examples of it being used in politics. The ideal democratic system has many traits, which include; free and fair elections, accountable executives, just and equitable legal systems, and representative parliaments. North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), is one of two countries situated on the Korean Peninsula. The country was formed after the Second World War, where the formerly Japanese-occupied peninsula was divided along the 38th Parallel. The North was backed primarily by Russian interests, and the South chose to confide in the United States. After the Korean War (1950-53), instigated by the North, the two countries signed an armistice, but no official peace treaties. The North frequently feuds with the South, with aggression at an all-time high in recent years. The government of North Korea is a one-man state dictatorship, which has been controlled by the Kim family since the country’s founding.

In the face of the initial plan of a unified Korea in the 1943 Cairo Declaration, intensifying Cold War resentment between the Soviet Union and the United States, as well as tensions within Korea with the Korean War, eventually led to the establishment of separate governments, each with its own system, and to the division of Korea into two political entities in 1948: North Korea and South Korea (Gohar, 1988). South Korea is a relatively small nation in the east located in the Southern portion of the Korean Peninsula; it shares a properly guarded border with North Korea, a communistic nation. To give more geographical perspective, South Korea is surrounded by the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, in which its namesake is not too far off in the southeastern direction. With a population of around 50 million people, more than half of its people is located in the country’s capital, Seoul (Joo, 2015). Although it is a country of small

Despite the state’s staunch resistance to change, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has undergone significant development in the century between 1911 and 2011. This essay asserts that until the 1970s, the DPRK underwent consistent political development, which led to exponential national growth; however, the state’s increasing isolationism gave way to political decay. To develop this assertion, the consequences of the Japanese colonisation and later decolonisation of Korea are explored. Furthermore, the Korean war’s repercussions and the state’s reconstruction and growth in the post war period are analysed as evidence of political development. Finally, the state’s stagnation and regression following communism’s fall shall be accounted

The country of Korea gained its independence from Japan after World War Two in 1945. The Republic of Korea (ROK) formed the southern government in August 1948 and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea formed the northern government later that year. The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. In 1953, both sides signed an armistice splitting the country along a demilitarized zone, but with no peace agreement. Today, the two countries are considered the most heavily guarded border in the world. The southern country is divided into nine provinces and seven cities, which are administratively separate: Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Ulsan, Daejeon, and Gwangju. South Korea is located on the eastern side of Asia and the

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 Korea (officially named the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK) is a single-party Communist state in south-east Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Korean Workers' Party (KWP). Regarded by many in the international community as a pariah state (meaning that it is an outcast), North Korea has in recent years become increasingly poverty-stricken, with many of its citizens having barely enough food to survive.

Long before the hustle and bustle of the big city, ages afore the creation of one of the world’s largest standing militaries, the Republic of South Korea was one of the farthest governments from a democracy. Following the Japanese occupation of World War Two, the South Korean government went through many different forms of authority. According to Jung Hae Gu, professor of Social Sciences at the University of Sung Kong Hoe in Korea, and Kim Ho Ki, professor of Sociology at Yonsie University in Korea, the Republic of Korea has so far went through a total of 6 different regime changes since the liberation from Japanese occupation (Hae Gu, Ho Ki). The shifts in government occurred under various regimes, Rhee Syng Man, Park Chung Hee, Chun Doo Hwan, and the June Uprising of 1987 (Hae Gu, Ho Ki). But the lead up to the democratization of South Korea has a more fluid past though, one of hardship and struggle, fluctuation between authoritarian regimes and military run governments. The pressures that caused the governments to change play a very vital role though too, they are the forces that shape the government and the ruling nature. The current ruling democracy was forged by the previous governments and deserves to be examined and discussed because they are obliviously the ones in charge right now. And lastly, the current military state of South Korea is to be reviewed.

The republic of South Korea is located in East Asia, according to the World Bank it is a high-income developed country with a developed market, with a GDP of $1.449 trillion(US) and GDP per capita (ppp) of 25,977(US), averaging an annual growth rate of 2.9%. Over the past four decades the country has shown incredible growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy. South Korea is the world’s 4th largest car producers being home to Hyundai Motors, the largest ship builder and also has many successful corporations such as Samsung. During the GFC South Korea was one of the Asian economies hardest hit although its protective monetary put into effect by the Bank of Korea (BOK) lessened the impact of the crisis dramatically between the years of 2008-2009. Today it is the 12th largest economy in the world and global leader in digital displays and steel production.