History of Korea2012

Version Two(Can be used for all classes)

Japanese aggression

Japan lost WWII & all of the area’s they conquered!

Koreans hoped to become a united & independent

country again after WWII!

Korea after WWII The Heroes of WWII

temporary occupy the country.

North Korea- the Soviets

South Korea- the U.S.

Temporary division at 38th Parallel

Korea was united as one country after WWII..

The Soviets establish Kim IL-Sung in the North!

What happened when U.S. & Soviets left Korea!

North Korea invades the South!

Kim IL- Sung invades South Korea to unite the peninsular!

Communists almost conquer the South!

Korean War

1950-1953President Harry Truman

Policy of Containment: Stop the Spread of

Communism in the World!

People remember WWII & Long Vietnam War…. But

not Korea..

Troops on patrol at DMZ Today

War has never officially ended…..

1 Million North Korean Troops on DMZ zone.

South Korean and U.S. troops are also at the DMZ

Seoul, the capital of South Korea is only 35 miles from the DMZ zone.!

Korean War!The War has never officially ended….

Korea remained a divided country!!!

No parade or great welcoming home for the American war veterans.

U.S. Korean & Chinese

54,000 dead 1.5 million dead

103,000 wounded

Propaganda against America!

Hermit Kingdom

Isolation of the country

State controlled media and television

No Personal Freedoms

No Internet

Cannot freely leave the country

No Socialist Paradise

No access to quality health care

Not enough energy & often blackouts in major city

1994-98- 2 Million died of Starvation

Cult of Personality

Totalitarian & Leader want to appear strong….

Ex- President Carter & President Clinton

1994, negotiations for disarmament of North Korea were successfully completed.

The Agreed Framework of 1994

Goals of the Agreed Framework

North Korea would suspension of all activities at Yongbyon, the nuclear facility.

United States, Japan and South Korea, would build North Korea two light-water reactors- used for energy.

And that in the meantime, the allies would provide heavy fuel oil to make up for the electricity lost from Yongbyon.

North Korea and the United States, Japan and South Korea would work towards a harmonious relationship & work towards normal diplomatic relations.

Why did the Agreement fail?

For political reasons, the United States did not

complete their part of this agreement…..

Kim Jung ILL then withdrew from the Non- Proliferation

Treaty and started to develop nuclear weapons.

1994 Agreed Framework

President Bush then calls …

Relations continue to decline under the Bush Administration.

The North Koreans develop Nuclear Weapons ….

From the Korean perspective, they cannot trust that U.S. agreements

will be fulfilled.

Mistrust & fear!

In reality, the government wants support from the world!

New Leader = seem powerful!

Kim Jong-Un

Options for Pres. Obama & Kim Jong Un?

Six party talks- Will Kim continue the talks?

Military conflict? Regime change?

Is Kim Jong UN a reformer? Some speculate he may try to improve country economically but establishing Special Economic Zones & following China’s model of economic reform??

He has allowed women to wear western styled clothes- heels and skirts but no economic improvements (Dec. 2012)

April, 2012- Launched a missile, but it failed & fell in ocean.

President Obama2009- Six- party negotiations have stalled!

President Obama supports U.N. sanctions & engagement with North Koreans.

U.S. & S. Korea- joint military exercises in area to stand firm against N. Korea.

Five Asian nations want to continue talks, they want to avoid an East Asian Arms Race!

Kim Jong Un takes office….. Show Youtube video of Kim Jong Ill funeral.

Watch Frontline: Kim’s Nuclear Gamble

Come back after the video to discuss the last few slides.

Or National Geographic special; Lisa Ling

North Korea at a glance! Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

Centralized Communist State- one-man, one- party dictatorship

Population: 22.7 Million

More than 1 million perished in famine in mid- 1990s.

33% of pop. is undernourished; 23% of children under age of 5 are underweight.

Near total breakdown in public health system- very poor country!

Up to 200,000 unjustly imprisoned in Soviet style gulags- torture, rape and executions

Facts about North KoreaMore than 400,000 have died in political prison

camps

Up to 300,000 refugees are hiding in China. 80% are women, many of those end up sexually trafficked or forced into marriage.

Escape from North Korea is dangerous & life threatening.

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