North Korea
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North Korea vs. South Korea
They split
North controlled by Soviet Union
South controlled by U.S.
Communism vs. Democracy
North invaded the South
DMZ- Demilitarized Zone -at the 38th parallel- still very high tensions between the North and the South
Kim II Sung- ruled 1948-1994
In the 1960’s North Korea enjoyed a high standard of living
1980’s- North Korea suffered economic crises
Kim II Sung’s birthday is a public holiday in North Korea known as the “Day of the Sun”
Kim Jong il- ruled 1994-2011
Country suffered from famine
“Military first” politics
Kim Jong-un
Took office in 2011 after his dad died
Nuclear aggressiveness
Killed his uncle in December of year 2013
It was said that Kim Jong-un fed his uncle to 120 hungry dogs
Compared his uncle to dogs
Felt like his uncle was a threat
December 19, 2014- The FBI says it has concluded the North Korean government is responsible for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures
April 23, 2015- China says that North Korea is expanding nuclear weapons arsenal (20 to 40 in the next year)
2017
- January- North Korea testing 2 ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missiles- long range 3,400 miles)
- February- Trump talking to other countries on how to take these nuclear bombs down if it happens
- North Korean agents killed Kim Jong Un's half brother
- March- North Korea fires 4 missiles, 3 land withing 200 miles of Japan
- April- U.S. deploys a naval strike group near Korean Peninsula
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