KOREA!!!

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Chicago Bulls

Retired former ___ NBA player Dennis Rodman is a friend of Kim Jong-Un, visiting North Korea a few times

religious

South Korea allows ___ freedom, so any religion is OK

Buddhism

___ (started by Siddhartha Gautama) is a religion common to Koreans

north

in the Korean War, the ____ side was helped by the Soviet Union & China; the U.S. helped the south

elections

there are ____ to choose leaders in South Korea, but not in the North!

diversity

there's not a lot of ____ in South Korea, 96% are ethnically "Korean"

demilitarized zone

today it divides North & South Korea, a 2-mile-wide border--DMZ stands for ___

900

1 US Dollar = ____ North Korean Won

1115

1 US Dollar = _____ South Korean Won

religions

Christianity and Buddhism are ____ both found in South Korea

Hagen-Egg

In Korean, it is Hagen-계란

BTS

K-POP, gomgomgomgomgomgomgomg omgomgomg

basketball

Kim Jong-Un LOVES this American sport

Won

Korean currency is called the ____ in both North and South Korea

dynasty

North Korea has been ruled by a 3-man _______, where power is passed on from grandfather to father to son, like a monarchy

nuclear

North Korea has successfully tested ____ weapons underground, & says it can launch them on missiles

command

North Korea's Communist ____ economy means the government is in control of every single detail of what's made, grown, bought, or sold

Pyongyang

North Korea's capital

American

North Korean hatred of all things ____ stems from our backing the SOUTH during the North/South Korean War

radio

North Koreans have government-issued ___ that turns on in the morning & can't be turned off, only DOWN

internet

North Koreans lack access to the _____ ,TV, and news from outside of their country

TV

North Koreans only see a few TV channels, hand-picked and programmed by the government

economy

South Korea's _____ grew tremendously after the Korean War; North Korea's went to poop

Seoul

South Korea's capital

Moon Jae-in

South Korea's president is ___ (he was elected, unlike in North Korea)

school

South Korean kids go to ____ for more hours a day & go 6 days a week

K-drama

TV and movies from South Korea but very popular around the world (subtitles needed)

taekwondo

a South Korean martial art

Christianity

a non-Asian religion that's legal in South Korea

kimchi

a spicy & sour cabbage recipe that a Korean would eat

K-pop

a type of Korean music that has become popular world-wide

Communist

after WWII, the Soviet Union & China helped a ___ government take over of the northern half of Korea

alphabet

all Koreans (North & South) write the same language using a 24-letter ___ called Hangul

taller

because of better nutrition and less famine, South Koreans today are 1-3 inches ____ (on average) than are North Koreans

China

being close to the country of ___ had a big influence on Korean culture, language, buildings

photos

every North Korean home must display ____ of their current and past leaders

propaganda

from birth, kids in North Korea are surrounded of _____ posters, books, cartoons, and songs that aren't honest about the U.S.

Kim Il-sung

he was first to lead Communist North Korea until 1994 when he died, passing control to his son

unlimited

in North Korea, the government's power is ____, and they have total control over everything imaginable

Korean War

in the 1950-53 ____ __, the North was helped by the Soviet Union & Chinese, while the South was mainly helped by the U.S.

south

in the Korean War, the North was helped by the Soviet Union & China, while the ___ was mainly helped by the U.S.

isolation

like China, Korea had centuries of ____, cutting themselves off from trade with the world

urban

most South Koreans live in _____ cities, not rural farms like in North Korea

monsoons

periods of EXTREME RAIN that can SOAK parts of Korea in summer months

rice

staple food crop of Korea

Kim Jong-Il

the second leader or North Korea, from 1994 to 2011

Kim Jong-Un

the third (and current) dictator in North Korea (since late-2011)

freedoms

today, South Korea and Japan have ______ like the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press ]


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