Korean Demilitarized Zone

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    The Vietnam and the Korean wars were stomach churning, because of how many people were killed, and how long it took for them to end these harsh wars. The Korean War started On June 25, 1950. The Korean War began when 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army (which were communists) attacked across the 38th parallel. The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea; US forces had come to the help the South Korean people. Gen. Douglas MacArthur was the leader of the US army, he

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    Introduction The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is known as the most militarized border on the globe separating the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as South Korea and North Korea respectively. The DMZ prevents military action from both sides in agreement with the Korean Armistice Agreement until peace is declared. Actually, most people do not know that the Korean peninsula is still in a state of war and that there is only a ceasefire between the North

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    is extremely ancient and interesting is the South Korean culture; this culture is known to share some similarities with the North Korean culture, but after the country split into a north and south region some of those customs changed. According to the book called “Korea” by Sara De Capua (2005), the country of South Korea is at the end of the Korean peninsula on the continent of Asia, and the highest part of North Korea is at the top of the Korean peninsula and its borders connect with China and

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    It’s hard to image countries struggling to find peace but sometimes this peace is much more than just agreeing. North and South Korea have had a feud for decades more than expected. Now the demilitarized zone, watchtowers, razor wire, land mines divides North and South Korea, tank traps, and extremely heavy weaponry secure the DMZ. North Korea is faced with a tough challenge as being ranked 178th rated country in the world, where as the south is ranked 31st and is more self- sufficient. With the

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    there are various definitions of what a democracy is, it is undeniably true that democracy can be linked to development. Take for example, the Korean peninsula, which is divided by a demilitarized zone. On the South Korean side the people live in a democracy, whereas on the North Korean side the people live in an authoritarian regime. Before I use the Korean peninsula to explain how democracy is linked with development we must first define the term democracy and secondly constitute what development

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    Government Structure and Political Environment South Korea is officially called the “Republic of Korea” and has been separated from North Korea since 1953. North and South Korea are divided by a demilitarized zone and there is still much unrest between the two nations. Seoul is the capital of South Korea and is the largest in terms of population with over 10 million people living within the city limits. The metro area of Seoul is even larger with over 24 million people living there. The metro area

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    and rapidly evolving. There are many aspects of culture such as the economic achievements of the Koreans, the society that is today, and religion. When the culture of South Korea is mention, it cannot be discuss without North Korea. The international relationship that South Korea and North Korea has has led to tension around the world for the last 67 years (History.com, 2017). The start of the Korean War led to the 38th parallel separation. As South Korea were ally with the United States and North

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    equally severe in departments responsible for housing and employment. Nuclear and chemical weapons have always been an interest between the two. A Stalemate, escalation, or an agreement. Military Demarcation Line within the 4 kilometer wide Demilitarized Zone has separated the North from South Korea since 1953. Risking arrest, imprisonment and

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    incredibly more liberal. Despite the inescapable amounts of propaganda imposed on the citizens of North Korea, the current generations of North Koreans hold ties to South Korea through separated family, making South Korea a very attractive but forbidden land. While South Korea continues to center its foreign policy on loosening the strict rule of the North Korean government, North Korea remains stubborn and the struggle remains in tow with the stark differentiation between ideologies politically, militarily

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    because many of the prisoners captured by UN and South Korean forces did not want to return to North Korea. This was absolutely not acceptable by China and North Korea. Finally the two sides came to an agreement. With U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, Jr. representing the United Nations Command, and North Korean General Nam Il representing the Korean People 's Army, and the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army, they signed the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27th of 1953. The armistice

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