Kim Jong-un and North Korea

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Kim Jong-un and North Korea
Succession of Kim Jong-un North Korea and the
World Relationship with South Korea
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Where is North Korea?

• China is to the north and west of North Korea.
• South Korea is to the south of North Korea.
• Japan is to the east of North Korea.

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North Koreas Name

• North Koreas official name is
• the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)
• North Korea is NOT a democracy.

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North Korean Leaders- While Kim Il-sung was
elected, his son and grandson are considered
dictators, which means they were not elected but
took control of the country.

• "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung,
• Grandfather
• First premier 1948-1994
• Born 1912 died 1994
• "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il
• Father
• Second premier 1994-2011
• Born 1942 died 2011
• The Great Successor Kim Jong-un
• Premier since 2011
• Born 1983 or 1984

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Cult of Personality
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• A cult of personality arises when an individual
  uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods, to
  create an idealized and heroic public image,
  often through unquestioning flattery and praise.
  Cults of personality are usually associated with
  dictatorships. For example Kim Jong-uns
  grandfather, Kim Il Sung, called the Great
  Leader, had 34,000 statues of himself built in
  North Korea.

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Juche system

• North Korea believes in the Juche system.

The Juche system stresses extreme isolation and
racial purity. North Koreans are not allowed to
not marry non-Koreans. The picture says Long
live the great Juche idea!
Only the top North Korean leaders have Internet
access. Many North Koreans do not even know it
exists. Why do you think North Korea bans the
Internet from its citizens?
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In 1945, Korea is liberated from Japan

• Remember, Japan had ruled Korea since 1910
• The USSR (Russia) arrives from the North to
  attack the Japanese. The USSR wanted Korea to
  be a communist country.
• The U.S. arrives from the South to attack the
  Japanese. The U.S. wanted Korea to be a
  democratic country.
• They divided Korea at the 38th Parallel to avoid
  more fighting, but they did not ask the Koreans
  if they wanted their country divided.

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Korean War

• In 1950, North Koreas leader, Kim Il-sung,
  (grandfather to Kim Jong-un) orders the North
  Korean military to attack South Korea.
• A peace agreement (armistice) was signed between
  the two countries in 1953 after a long stalemate
  in the war

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DMZ- Demilitarized Zone

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• The DMZ is a buffer zone between North Korea and
  South Korea.
• It is 160 miles long and 2.5 miles wide.
• There are 1 million land mines in it.
• There are 2 million soldiers guarding it.

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Why does North Korea spend so much money on its
military?

• North Korea spends the most money, compared to
  its gross domestic product, of all the countries
  in the world on building up its military. Why?

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