National Treasures of South Korea

potential war. Firstly, in the Korean war the Canadians had sent a couple thousand troops, to aid South Korea from the invasion of North Korea. Through this, the Canadians along with a couple of United Nations forces were capable of attaining a cease-fire to stop the fighting between the two countries. Canada had been justified in its actions because if they had not implemented their force, North Korea would have done much more damage internationally. Secondly, the…

Do you think the U.S. should ignore the human rights problem even all countries know North Korea has violation of human rights? According to the article called “New Steps for Human Rights In North Korea”, “After the release of the report of the United Nations commission of inquiry on human rights in North Korea (COI) in February 2014, the world can no longer deny the severity of Pyongyang's human rights crisis”(Enos). This quote shows that the U.S. already know North Korean people do not have…

North Korea becomes a more prominent threat everyday. Their progress in nuclear technology is something we can not ignore, especially with such an unstable leader who has people who follow him blindly. It is time to do something about this mysterious and threatening regime. In my opinion, bringing awareness to the citizens of North Korea, ending relations between China and North Korea, and installing a new government are the most important components in dealing with this crisis. Bringing…

North Korea and Denuclearization North Korea has flirted with the idea of denuclearization in the past, but the issue has been brought back up recently. From 1985, they have made many deals to stop the production and tests of nuclear weapons, but they have either violated them or asked for ridiculous amounts of assistance. (“This isn’t the first time pyongyang has flirted with denuclearization,” Joe Sterling, March 9th 2018 CNN.) Today they are making steps towards connecting back with the…

The interwar period of 1919-1939 had economic disruptions that led to unstable political conditions during transformations that were occurring in Japan, China, Mexico, Turkey and Iran. Of all these countries Japan stands out as executing the most successful transformation due to aggressive nationalism that helped it achieve expansion into China as well as the ability to create an empire during this period. Other countries like China and Mexico were less successful because of struggles to…

this ideology, roughly 12 million people live in extreme poverty and do not have access to basic human needs. This paper will discuss North Korea’s culture, terrain, significant past military conflicts and weather. Very little is known about North Korea due to its closed-country policy, thus not many citizens travel outside the country and not many visitors make it into the country. Because so little is known about…

Although North Korea shares its border with South Korea on the Korean peninsula, the two countries could not be anymore polar opposite. Originally one united country, the separation of the two states along the 38th parallel due to the aftermath of World War II explains the different ideologies that came to found each country. It can be argued that North Korea is one of the world’s most secluded countries. Even in the present day, North Korea has an isolationist stance with the rest of the world…

developed over the years to become very successful. Korea has made both cultural and technological advancements in the past years. But how could a vast peninsula, with very minimal resources become so successful? Did they have an influence? Were they guided by someone? Research suggests that Korea's success is related to China's rule over Korea and the influence China had on Korea after Korea’s independence. Until 926, China had ruled Korea. When Korea declared independence, China was not…

Cultural Exploration of North Korea Little known about North Korea due to the strict government and life style that they live. In this paper, informative information will be revealed on some of the challenges North Koreans face and living condition that they are exposed to that differ from the American way of life. In a publication by Sonya Yang on The Democratic Republic of Korea, “The Soviets endorsed a group of former guerrilla fighters as national leaders. This included a…

and a unified Korea operated under the 1882 Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation. Shortly after this period and leading up to World War II, the Korean Peninsula had been an annexed country of the Empire of Japan. After the war, Korea was split along its 38th parallel. (U.S. Department of State, 2015) The Northern part of the country was controlled by the former Soviet Union and America in the South. Attempts to reunify the country failed and in 1948 the Republic of Korea (ROK) and…