Korean Demilitarized Zone

self-deception to believe one can prevail in nuclear war through defensive capabilities alone, and North Korea has a strong desire to up the ante by demonstrating its nuclear prowess and defying international norms against testing. Therefore, North Korean strongly believes the country has definitely seized advantage over the South against the military defeat. To correspond, South Korea has carried out annual military drills and in 2016, the largest ever US- South Korea military drills have been…

War of the Decade: Korean War The Korean War was a brutal and bloodthirsty war. North Korea starts the war with South Korea when they invaded them. After a couple of years the fighting still continues but even more fierce. There were some good things that happened after the war but there were also some very heart breaking moments as well. The korean war shaped the way America interfered with other countries affairs dealing with communism. More than 68 years ago the korean war haunted the…

The Korean War officially started in 1950 and ended in an armistice in 1953 with the Demilitarized zone falling at its pre-war position on the 38th parallel. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), with support from its Communist neighbors of China and the Soviet Union, invaded south past the 38th parallel in June of 1950 attacking the Republic of Korea (South Korea). North Korea’s invasion resulted in initial success until the United Nations intervened in the defense of South…

“North Korean guerrillas penetrated the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), so from now on we are declaring the highest level of emergency situation. This is a real situation.” On sunny winter day 2010, we, the South Korean soldiers, got an alert from the superior military office that about three armed soldiers from North Korea had penetrated through the 38th parallel and will soon pass the place where I was. Our captain declared a state of emergency because of the North Korean guerrilla attacks. We got…

The Korean peninsula was originally occupied by Japan from as early as 1910 (Wikipedia, 2016). In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and encroached on Korea (Wikipedia, 2016). The United States became wary of the Soviet Union taking over all of Korea and asked that operations be limited to the northern peninsula, which left the southern peninsula free for United States militia to occupy (Wikipedia, 2016). During the Cold War, North Korea copied a system of government similar to that…

continued to prove futile with continued attacks and rejections of land proposals put forth by the Southern government, until the 19th of july 1953 when an agreement for an armistice between the UN and the Communists was achieved and the Korean Demilitarized zone (KDZ) was formed. Although regarded by the united nations as a success, the public opinion of whether the united nations brought peace to the region is highly questioned. The war never truly ended, instead only an armistice agreement…

land bridge to Inchon, while in anticipation of reinforcement. The invasion on Inchon was a surprise to the North Korean People Army like General MacArthur said. The fatality during the Inchon invasion and a following battle for the town had 566 killed and 2,716 wounded. The North Korean People Army lost more than 35,000, both killed and captured. This plan helped crack the North Korean combative and United Nation servicemen sent them back over the 38th Parallel. United Nation servicemen made…

propaganda, and the majority have no access to any outside information. Most North Koreans get their information from the KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), which collects and distributes official North Korean news. Owning technology is taken very seriously in North Korea, as people need to be granted permission from the government in order to gain possession of a radio or a TV. Only the most powerful and wealthy North Koreans are able to freely use technology, as they are the only ones who are…

The Korean War was the first military action of the Cold War. The war was initiated when Kim Il-sung commenced a surprise attack on South Korea. The reason for the attack was because Kim assumed the South would willingly undergo his dictatorship. Approximately 75,000 North Korean People's Army (NKPA) soldiers attacked South Korea dawn of June 25, 1950. In as little as three days, the communist forces captured the South Korean capital and occupied most of the country. This invasion may have been…

throughout the 20th century. The Korean War is a fine example of the brilliance canadian soldiers displayed during the 1950s. The war started on “June 25th, 1950, [when] the military forces of North Korea crossed the 38th Parallel into South Korea” in which South Korea viewed it as a sign of hostility. The cold war finally erupted into a proxy war, with UN forces led by US against North Korea and China. “The United Nations [including Canada] decided to fight the North Korean invasion.” Canada…