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Korean War-2

The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, while the United States and United Nations backed South Korea. An armistice was signed in 1953 along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, but no peace treaty was ever signed. Today, North Korea remains isolated and impoverished under the authoritarian rule of the Kim family, with widespread human rights abuses and up to 200,000 people imprisoned in brutal labor camps.

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Korean War-2

The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, while the United States and United Nations backed South Korea. An armistice was signed in 1953 along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, but no peace treaty was ever signed. Today, North Korea remains isolated and impoverished under the authoritarian rule of the Kim family, with widespread human rights abuses and up to 200,000 people imprisoned in brutal labor camps.

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The Korean War

& Life in North Korea Today


Origins of the War

• 1910-1945 Korea ruled by Japan

• End of war, Korea divided @ 38th parallel by USA &


USSR

• 2 Separate Governments set up:


• North=communist
• South=democratic
Draw division line. North Korea
Red, South Korea Blue. Label Cities

On WORLD MAP color China ORANGE, All of Korea YELLOW


Start of the War

• Started: June 25, 1950

• North Korea invades South


Korea.

• USSR/China support the


North.
• N.K. Leader: Kim Il-Sung

• United Nations/USA
support the South.
• S.K. Leader: Syngman Rhee
1 st Major Proxy War

• Proxy War: a war in


which two opposing
countries support
combatants that serve
their interests instead of
waging war directly
against each other.
Fighting the War
• 1st war in which jet
aircraft are used in
battle.

• Both sides advance


almost to other
sides border.
End of the War

• Armistice signed
July 27, 1953.

• Korean
Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ) created

• No peace treaty ever


signed.
Numbers

• USA Stats: • North Korean


• Total troops sent to Korea: Casualties:
1,789,000
• Killed in Action: 36,574
• Military: 406,000
• Wounded: 103,284 • Civilian: 600,000
• MIA (April 2015): 7,800

• Chinese Casualties:
• South Korean Casualties:
• Military: 217,000
• Military: 600,000
• Civilian: 1 million
Life In North Korea
Today
Living Conditions
• At least ½ of
population lives in
extreme poverty.

• No personal
rights/freedoms

• Starvation, malnutrition
common.

• Most have no
electricity, heating,
working toilets.

• No internet.

• Primary use of cell


phones: flashlight
Slave/Labor Camps
• 6 known prison
camps

• Starvation/disease
/torture/death
common.

• At least 200,000
prisoners held.
Discussion Question

• In your opinion what, if anything, needs to be done


about North Korea today? Do you think the UN
should be involved?

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