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History of Korea

History of Korea. 2012 Version Two (Can be used for all classes). Japanese aggression. Japanese annex Korea early 1900’s. U.S. occupies Japan after WWII. American occupation of Japan. Japan lost WWII & all of the area’s they conquered!. Koreans hoped to become a united & independent

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History of Korea

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  1. History of Korea 2012 Version Two (Can be used for all classes)

  2. Japanese aggression

  3. Japanese annex Korea early 1900’s

  4. U.S. occupies Japan after WWII American occupation of Japan

  5. Japan lost WWII & all of the area’s they conquered! Koreans hoped to become a united & independent country again after WWII!

  6. 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..

  7. The Soviets establish Kim IL-Sung in the North!

  8. 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!

  9. Why did the U.S. get involved? • President Truman’s Policy of Containment!

  10. Korean War 1950-1953 President Harry Truman Policy of Containment: Stop the Spread of Communism in the World! People remember WWII & Long Vietnam War…. But not Korea..

  11. President Truman and Douglas MacArthur

  12. 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.!

  13. 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

  14. Propaganda against America!

  15. Totalitarian & Leader want to appear strong….

  16. In reality, the government wants support from the world!

  17. New Leader = seem powerful! Kim Jong-Un

  18. Watch Frontline: Kim’s Nuclear Gamble • Come back after the video to discuss the last few slides.

  19. President Obama • 2009- 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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

  22. Facts about North Korea • More 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. 2010 Harpo Productions, Inc.

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