Do Now How can two countries with similar histories move in very different directions today?

Ch. 27 section 3 North and South Korea

The People 1. Like Japan, Korea is Homogeneous 2. Koreans trace their origins to early peoples from northern China & central Asia

Density and Distribution 1. 2/3 of Korean population live in rapidly growing cities, Seoul, South Korean & P’yongyang North Korea 2. Politics has affected migration on the Korean Peninsula 3. To escape communism many people fled North Korea to South Korea or to other countries

Density and Distribution 4. North and South Korea divided by the Demilitarized zone. – DMZ was established after the Korean war, along with peace treaty 5. In 2009 North Korea nullified all military &political agreements with South Korea

Early History Pg 688, write down the important events of Korea’s early history

Korean War After WWII during the Cold War Communist N.Korea wants to unite all Korea, 1950s invades S. Korea US leads UN forces to aid S. Korea, Ends in stalemate with original borders

North Korea Today 2002 N. Korea reactivates nuclear program 2006 & 2009 N. Korea condemned, nuclear weapons tests Strict government, caused food shortages, mismanagement of resources 2 million have died due to shortages 200,000 political prisoners in slave labor camps

Korean Culture different gov’ts. influenced directions of the two countries Education, Healthcare, Language, Arts, North South

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