After the division, South Korea adopted the United States form of government, a democracy. The people of South Korea are able to have a say. They have freedoms that many people envy because they were able to break away from the anchor that is North Korea. However, they live in a constant fear. In 2003, when North Korea broke away from the N.P treaty, it made South Koreans fearful. South Korea being one of North Korea’s major enemies the people must respect the North Korean’s power. “In South Korea, the government built the bomb shelter in 2011, pledging it could withstand most direct hits from North Korean artillery fire. The windowless room holds 100 people, and is temperature controlled and ventilated thanks to a generator. The storage area
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China and Japan both had claims on why they needed Korea. However, Japan, after becoming a rising superpower in the Asian world, they were able to capture Korea. “Korea was ruled by Japan up until about 1945. Japan had very repressive type of rule over the Korean people. Japanese rule of Korea was the outcome of a process that began with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, whereby a complex coalition of Meiji government, military, and business officials sought to integrate Korea both politically and economically into the Empire of Japan. Japanese administration of the Korean Peninsula was directed through the General Government. After the Japanese withdrawal from the Korean Peninsula followed by the Japanese surrender to Allied forces at the end of the Second World War, Korea returned to independence, albeit under two separate governments and economic systems backed (in the north) by the USSR and (in the south) by the United States.” (Wikipedia). Japan ruled with an iron fist. They made sure the people obeyed their laws and did not question the authority of the ruler. However, the people still protested and were able to gain some freedom. But, during World War II different political ideas seperated them, leading to a division of North and South. As well as, a line of oppressive leaders. Even one who broke a treaty to make nuclear …show more content…
North and South Korea are now split by the 38th parallel and a DMZ, “After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea.” (CIA World Factbook). North Korea was occupied by the communist Russia after the divide and South Korea was occupied by the democratic United States. North Korea adopted Russia’s communist ideas. Today, they are the one of the only Stalinist regimes left. Kim Jong Un is continuing this communist dictatorship. Down south, South Korea adopted the democratic ideas of the United States. Not widely accepted at first, it has become popular over the years. Today, Park Geun-Hye is the incumbent President. While they differ from the United States due to the fact that they have a Prime Minister. Both have parties that separate
China and Japan both had claims on why they needed Korea. However, Japan, after becoming a rising superpower in the Asian world, they were able to capture Korea. “Korea was ruled by Japan up until about 1945. Japan had very repressive type of rule over the Korean people. Japanese rule of Korea was the outcome of a process that began with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, whereby a complex coalition of Meiji government, military, and business officials sought to integrate Korea both politically and economically into the Empire of Japan. Japanese administration of the Korean Peninsula was directed through the General Government. After the Japanese withdrawal from the Korean Peninsula followed by the Japanese surrender to Allied forces at the end of the Second World War, Korea returned to independence, albeit under two separate governments and economic systems backed (in the north) by the USSR and (in the south) by the United States.” (Wikipedia). Japan ruled with an iron fist. They made sure the people obeyed their laws and did not question the authority of the ruler. However, the people still protested and were able to gain some freedom. But, during World War II different political ideas seperated them, leading to a division of North and South. As well as, a line of oppressive leaders. Even one who broke a treaty to make nuclear …show more content…
North and South Korea are now split by the 38th parallel and a DMZ, “After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea.” (CIA World Factbook). North Korea was occupied by the communist Russia after the divide and South Korea was occupied by the democratic United States. North Korea adopted Russia’s communist ideas. Today, they are the one of the only Stalinist regimes left. Kim Jong Un is continuing this communist dictatorship. Down south, South Korea adopted the democratic ideas of the United States. Not widely accepted at first, it has become popular over the years. Today, Park Geun-Hye is the incumbent President. While they differ from the United States due to the fact that they have a Prime Minister. Both have parties that separate