History of Korea

countries, is “The Land of the Morning Calm,” South Korea. In order for a country to reach the replacement level and stabilize its population, the average fertility rate must be at least two births per woman (Chamie, Humanity’s para. 3). However, South Korea’s birthrate has…

standpoint on which one is more powerful than the other. But China does have a strong relationship North Korea, but with North Korea being so isolated it is hard to give advice to them from China. China has been having political/international issues that either concerns itself or its allies. The actions that China chooses to do impacts major countries like the U.S. which also affects its ally North Korea which all gets traced back…

East Asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. However, the puzzle we have to solve is whether the developmental state model delivers development without limitation, or if the model is doomed to failure once the industrial catch up has been achieved. This essay will briefly elucidate the features of the developmental state model for their success in the developing phase of an economy and compare the differences with the current model drawing close…

the movie due to the threats and the hacks. However, with all the fuss, Barack Obama still supported the producer. Obama even expressed disappointment when the film was suspended saying that freedom of speech has been curbed. In the article “North Korea lambasts U.S. over 'The Interview’ says Obama is the 'culprit’” published by CNN, Holly Yan quoted Obama saying, “We cannot have a society in which some dictators someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States because if…

Research Paper 1- Will North and South Korea ever Reunite When most people think about North and South Korea, they think of two nations that will never be able to reconcile and be able to reunite, two nations that have been at each other’s throats for a long time. I am one of those people. In my opinion there are many reasons why they will not be able to reunite as one nation again. The first reason why I believe that these two very different nations will not be able reunite with each other…

At the end of world war two for the first time in 35 years Korea was free of Japanese occupation. Due to the agreements that the Soviet Union signed with America to join the pacific war against Japan the Soviet army stopped at the 38th parallel and the country was split into two, the Soviet Union controlled the North and the Americans controlled the south. With the fall of Fascism and the rise of communism across Europe, the United States and the USSR both strived to prove the superiority of…

was an armed conflict spanning from June 1950 – July 1953 and involved two opposing sides, North Korea and South Korea. Each side was backed up by the Soviet Union and United States, respectively, and was part of the larger, long-term Cold War. The stage was set for a South Korean-U.S. victory with the allied forces pushing back the communists north of the 38th parallel and to the Yalu River in North Korea. However, victory could not be seized as the South Korean troops were met and ambushed by…

North Korea is perhaps the most corrupt country in Asia. North Korea’s government picks and chooses what the people are allowed to see and hear. The objective in doing so is to control the people and keep them submissive. While this is working out for the leaders of North Korea, the people are being manipulated into thinking that their lifestyle is the only way to be living. According to an Economic Freedom Snapshot, North Korea’s economic freedom status is repressed. There are 24.7 million…

over Korea and that the country should be jointly occupied by the US and USSR, with the 38th parallel serving as a temporary boundary between the Soviet and American zones of…

Songbun: The Lives of North Korean Citizens In North Korea, its citizens live much differently compared to western civilization. North Korean citizens live through widespread hunger with little to no help from their government. On the contrary, the government forces propaganda into their citizen’s minds giving the Kim leader a god like status, all while enforcing strict laws alongside cruel punishments. Socioeconomic status, region, and different demographics including loyalty to the supreme…