APRIL 10, 2017 TODAY: LT: I CAN DESCRIBE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH KOREA (EITHER PHYSICAL OR POLITICAL) NOTES: NORTH KOREA ASSIGNMENT----DUE THURSDAY: Read 364-365 Complete Writing Lab 365 Read 386-387 Complete Map Lab 387 Read 388-389 Complete Map Lab 389

1.Notes over North Korea 11/30 TODAY: 2. Reading over North Korea LT= I can explain why North Korea is such a threat to the planet. TODAY: 1.Notes over North Korea 2. Reading over North Korea

BBC: Russia says US is provoking North Korea

THE KOREAS

North Korea

Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Kim Jung Un

NORTH KOREA & SOUTH KOREA TIMELINE 1910: Japanese Occupation – Japan annexes Korea and subjects it to a brutal 35-year rule (1910-1945)   1945: Division – After Japan’s defeat in World War II, the Korean Peninsula is divided, Soviet troops occupy the north and U.S. forces the south. 1948: Two Nations – after U.N. - sponsored elections, South Korea is under military rule; North Korea forms a Communist state, with Kim Il Sung as Premier. 1950: War - The Korean War begins when North Korea invades South Korea. American-led U.N. troops join on the South Korean side; Chinese troops fight alongside the North Koreans.  1953: Ceasefire – The war ends in a stalemate, with a ceasefire but no peace treaty. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops remain in South Korea to guard against another invasion.

1988: Elections - After 20 years of military rule, elections are held in South Korea, ushering in its current period of democracy and rapid industrial growth 1994: Kim Jong IL – After Kim Il Sung’s death, his son Kim Jong Il becomes North Korea’s dictator. The country remains closed off from the world. 1995: Famine – When its state–run economy can’t produce enough food, North Korea suffers famine; hundreds of thousands die. Reports of food shortages continue today. 2006: A Nuclear Power – North Korea performs an atomic weapons test, it has become a nuclear power, despite efforts by the U.N and the U.S to prevent it. 2010: Boom and Bust – While South Korea is an economic powerhouse, North Korea is destitute. 2012: Kim Jong Il dies and his son, Kim Jong-un takes over at the age of 29.

NORTH KOREA (1948) PYONGYANG - 25 MILLION =CAPITOL GOVT= single- party / COMMUNIST LANGUAGE : Korean DMZ (Demilitarized Zone - 38th Parallel) was estab. as a buffer zone between N & S Korea Has 3rd largest “standing” army in the world.

**Map TEST and map due 12/6! December 1, 2017 LT: I can explain some of the human rights violations that occur in a dictatorship, authoritarian or Communist form of government. FILM CLIPS: DMZ --CNN Behind the DMZ –Fox news Shelter In Place—Hawaii Escape from Camp 14—As you watch, list some atrocities that have been committed against the people of North Korea. NOTICE ---CHANGE !!!!!!!!**********$$$$$$$$$#######************* **Map TEST and map due 12/6!

SOUTH KOREA Govt : multiparty republic democracy South Korea - 70% mountains 50 million people in South Korea, 10 million have the surname of Kim Seoul : South Korean capital 10 million people (5th largest city in the world)

December 4, 2017 LT: I can describe some of the secret activies of North Korea BBC: North Korea denounces U.S. nuclear threat. TODAY: FRONTLINE: NORTH KOREA’S DEADLY DICTATOR. Kim Jong-Il’s illegiamate son, Kim Jong-un’s half brother: Kim Jong-nam TOMORROW: 1B: Jr. Achievement speaker--protocol

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone - 38th Parallel) was estab DMZ (Demilitarized Zone - 38th Parallel) was estab. as a buffer zone between N & S Korea border between North and South Korea... created after a cease-fire was established... the Korean War has not officially ended. 2000 meters between North and South Korea (no man’s land) Propaganda war : sign in North Korea says : “my leader is better than yours” massive flag poles, each displaying their respective flags a loud speaker blasts communist propaganda (No. Korea) “rock ready” - South Korea soldiers take a modified stance of taekwondo as a symbolic gesture towards N. Korea THAT THEY ARE READY TO FIGHT conference row - both sides face each other

SOUTH KOREA Comparison chart of N & S Korea military: http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison- detail.asp?form=form&country1=north-korea&country2=south- korea&Submit=COMPARE North Korea – 3rd largest army in the wld...70% of the No. Korean army is w/in 60 mi. of DMZ taekwondo - originated in Korea AND is the national sport The METRO (underground subway) - the different carriages have different themes in them.   Day Sun National Park - home of Buddhists temples

CHILDREN OF THE SECRET STATE China routinely return refugees... hundreds-thousands per wk North Korea beat, imprison, and execute returnees 17,000 acres of prime farm land was taken out of production by the gov’t and the farmers were forced to grow poppy/opium which was converted into heroin CAMPS - Family camps torture and execution

CHILDREN OF THE SECRET STATE the North Korean gov’t ignores and denies the existence of street children the outside world is walled off from the pain and suffering official/ authorized tours are given to outsiders...censoring what is seen or heard... depicting a utopian society Propaganda image is everything....promoting a European world Kim Jong-Un on state/ gov’t tv promotes his communist gov’t sons and daughters of the elite are well fed and taken care of

CHILDREN OF THE SECRET STATE Journalistic view of North Korea is contrasted with covert footage Orphans delirious from hunger, adults ignore children 3 million people have died since 1994 - 2004  40% of North Korean children suffer from chronic malnutrition...200,000 “street children” (orphans)  Children grub for grains of rice and corn