28.3 North and South Korea--SHORT

DMZ

Demilitarized Zone: a region where no military forces or weapons are permitted (between the Koreas, however, the DMZ is very heavily militarized)

Major South Korean automotive companies

Kia, Hyundai

1st Communist Leader of N. Korea

Kim Il Sung

2nd Communist Leader of N. Korea

Kim Jong Il Son of Kim Il Sung

Size/location of DMZ

Located between North and South Korea; created in 1953 as a buffer between the 2 hostile countries. 155 miles long; 2.4 miles wide.

President of South Korea

Moon Jae-in President Mood was elected May 9, 2017

Pyongyang

The capital and largest city in North Korea. Population 2.5 million

Seoul

The capital and largest city in South Korea. Population: 10 million

Main Differences between North and South Korea

*North Korea:* Government = Communism Economy = Command System *South Korea:* Government = Democracy Economy = Market System (Capitalism)

Korean War

--1950-1953 --Conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea --The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.

Kim Jong Un

--Current Supreme Leader of communist North Korea --Son of deceased dictator Kim Jong Il --3rd Communist Leader

Juche

--The concept of self-reliance and pride in North Korea --worship of the North Korean State as represented by Kim II Sung (considering the 1st Communist leader as a god)

Soviet Union (Russia)

After World War II, ___ controlled North Korea.

United States

After World War II, ___ controlled South Korea.

38th

At the end of WWII, the Korean peninsula was divided along this parallel (a parallel is a line of latitude).

communist

Today, North Korea has a ___ government, which has molded the culture into what it is today.

democratic

Today, South Korea has a ___ government. This means the people can vote and have the right to protest. S. Korea has been influenced by interaction with western countries.

South

___ Korea exports many manufactured items to countries around the world.

North

___ Korea has many natural resources and raw materials such as coal and iron ore, which industrialized nations need.

South

___ Korea has the world's largest shipbuilding industry.

North Korea

___ has nuclear capabilities.

Hermit Kingdom

nickname for North Korea because it chooses to isolate itself from the rest of the world

Forgotten War

nickname for the Korean War because it was overshadowed by the war before it (WWII) and the one after it (Vietnam)

repatriate

send someone back to his homeland

defect (verb)

to desert or abandon a cause, a country or an army, often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army