1. A Tale of Two Koreas

2. Koreas: North and South 1.“The Hermit Kingdom”: isolated themselves 2.Non-Stop Invasion(s) – Japan/China (Korea is a buffer b/w them, lots of invasions) – Influence religion, art, music, etc. (Confucianism, Buddhism) 3.WWII (Japan ruled until they lost WWII) – North= Soviet Union / South= United States

3.  Led to the Korean War in 1950  Ended with treaty in 1953 dividing the peninsula on the 38 th parallel  Hostility remains between the 2 The Koreas: North and South

4. Where is North Korea? What does the 38 th parallel represent???

5.  South more Western- like, more developed, industry  An “economic tiger” South Korea

7. Korean Peninsula at night

8. Government: Hereditary juche (military order & reliance only on North Korea’s resources) single- party state - Eternal President: Kim Il-sung 1948-1994 - Eternal WPK General Secretary Kim Jong-il 1994-2011 - Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un 2011-present http://www.korea-dpr.com/ http://www.korea-dpr.com/ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/12/north-korea-publicly- executes-80-for-crimes-like-watching-films-owning- bible/?fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_o bject_map={"10151705399216135":178802308991809}&action_type _map={"10151705399216135":"og.likes"}&action_ref_map=[]

12. North Korea at night

14. Marine Traffic (Cargo ships)

15. Flight path to Seoul, South Korea

19. Government Sanctioned Haircuts

20. Labor Camps? http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/life- north-korean-labor-camp-no-thinking-just- fear-n32076 "Because we saw so many people die, we became so used to it," one survivor told the UN Commission. "I'm sorry to say that we became so used to it that we didn't feel anything." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- srv/special/world/north-korean-prison-camps- 2009/

21. http://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/north- korean-officials-fail-at-photoshop http://www.buzzfeed.com/kevintang/north- korean-officials-fail-at-photoshop http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/world views/wp/2013/10/18/north-korea-just-built- the-creepiest-water-park-youve-ever-seen/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/world views/wp/2013/10/18/north-korea-just-built- the-creepiest-water-park-youve-ever-seen/