1-10 questions on North Korea

Today's class was centered around finish some more of the questions.

Questions 1-10:

1.       The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/korea_n.htm

2.       Kim Jong-il is the Supreme Leader of The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  He was born on February 16, 1941.  His father was Kim Il-sung founded the state.  He graduated from college in 1964 and quickly rose through the ruling Korean Workers' Party (KWP).  In 1992, his father publicly stated that his son was in charge of all internal affairs in the DPRK.  Recently, Kim Jong-Il has been grooming his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, to be his successor.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il

3.       The Americans and Soviet Union won WW II. They decided to split up Korea into the South and North Korea. The Soviet Union was to receive North Korea and the Americans got South Korea. North Korea invaded South Korea, to gain control over them. They did not think that America could stop them, but they did. The Soviet Union and America were unable to agree on implementation of the Joint Trusteeship over Korea and decided to give each Korea their own governments in 1984. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_North_Korea

4.       http://www.theodora.com/maps/korea_north_map.html

5.       To the north west of North Korea is China and to the south of it is South Korea. The bodies of water surrounding it are the Sea of Japan, Korean Bay, and the Yellow Sea. http://www.intute.ac.uk/worldguide/html/980_map.html

6.       The 38^th parallel is the name given to the line that demarcates North and South Korea.  U.S. military planners chose this at the Potsdam Conference. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/592578/38th-parallel

7.       The North Koreans hate the South Koreans. This hatred is what started the Korean war, which really truly is not over.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qWGjHuH42ZcZ_DlR8h7n-hox3HxuwtERUJK4o9v27QI/edit?hl=en#

8.       North Korea, after the Korean war was over, had only half the population South Korea had but was lucky enough to have the most industrial and natural resources. It remained in the communist block and rebuilt itself, with their leader Kim Il-Sung. In the late 1960’s North Korea’s propaganda apparatus wove itself a personality cult around him. North Korea now is the most closed of countries in the world. Kim keeps the people of North Korea strictly under his rule, allowing them to believe what he wants them to believe.  http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-26/world/north.korea.explainer_1_north-korea-kim-il-sung

9.       I could not find a specific reference to the U.N.’s position on North Korea’s relationship with South Korea.  However, looking through some of the recent article on the U.N.’s News Centre on North Korea leads me to believe that they do not want to take sides on who is right or wrong, but want the North and South to work peacefully on resolving their differences.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=69&Body=democratic+people&Body1=Korea

10.   North Korea’s major city is Pyeongyang. http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/north-korea/cities.htm