History of Korea

North Korea is a dictator led Communist State. South Korea is Republic with a vibrant economy and a strong Capitalistic structure. The two concepts are incompatible.

There was korean war until 1953 that killed 3 million people

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Imperrial Japan had ruled Korea before the World War 2. Korea was

annexed by force to Japan in 1910 in the Meiji Era. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and President Chiang Kai-shek at the Cairo tripartite summit in 1943 agreed that Koreans be liberated from Japanese colonial rule and be allowed to be independent "in due course." President Roosevelt is assumed to have related this decision to the Joseph Stalin of the the Soviet Union at the Tehran summit talks among the U.S. president and the U.K prime minister, and Churchill, President Chiang was left behind Cairo during the Tehran.

From 1910 until the end of World War Two, Korea was a part of the Japanese Empire, and therefore Emperor Hirohito was its head of state. The emperor's representative during that period was the Governor General, resident in Seoul. (For a list of Governors General, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General_of_Korea.)

It was only after World War II that the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to split Korea into two zones of occupation, ostensibly in order to speed up the surrender of Japanese troops and to get them out of Korea faster.

The story goes that two US State Department officials (Bonesteel and Rusk) took out a National Geographic Magazine map and saw that the 38th parallel of latitude divided the Korean peninsula almost equally into half, while keeping the capital, Seoul, within the southern (American) zone of occupation. That is why they arbitrarily decided to make that the dividing line between Soviet and American forces.

North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) was not formally a state until September 1948, when the foundation of that state was declared, and Kim Il Sung its president.

Currently, Korea is split into two countries: North Korea and South Korea.

North Korea
North Korea is a unique type of state, properly classified as a DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATE. This means that the country is a Communist State, but has succession in leadership passing along a dynastic line like a monarchy. Some consider Dynastic Communism to be part of the Absolute Monarchy category, because of the similarities, while others argue that since the leader of a Dynastic Communist State does not use royal titles that the state is not a proper monarchy.

It is important also to notice the vast differences between North Korea and other Communist regimes. It has a dynastic rulership as opposed to a Politburo like the USSR or PR China. It has a strong statist religion (Juche) in place of a pure absence of religion, making it resemble a theocracy more than an atheist secularist regime. The military in North Korea also has a more direct role in governance than even the People's Liberation Army in PR China and this is more representative of Caudillo-states like Ghadhafi's Libya or Franco's Spain.

South Korea
South Korea is a PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC, which is a form of indirect democracy. This means that there is an elected President who serves as the head of state and the head of the government. The President has a large number of powers, but those powers are checked by the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly. The National Assembly, the unicameral legislature, is responsible for passing bills to be reviewed by the President. (The United States is also a Presidential Republic, which is why the system might look familiar to Americans.)

In the 20th century, a wave of communism swept through Asia, causing revolutionary uprisings in many Asian countries. In Korea, a revolutionary war was fought between 1950 and 1953. Korean communists received aid from the already communist China to the north, while the southern government received aid from the US, which used Japan to the south as a base.

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92% of China is Han... i think :)

Mainly the USA as when they occupied the South of the peninsula, the Soviet's invasion was halted and the Soviet Union and USA made an agreement to temporarily split the country a the 38th parallel. Thus, North and South Korea was born.

i am not sure i don't live in korea

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Kim Jong Un has threatened the US primarily as a means of asserting North Korea's sovereignty and deterring perceived external threats. These threats often coincide with military exercises conducted by the US and its allies in the region, which North Korea views as provocative. Additionally, such rhetoric is intended to strengthen internal solidarity and bolster Kim's position domestically by projecting strength against foreign adversaries. Overall, these threats serve as a strategic tool in North Korea's foreign policy.

Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union

Japan controlled different parts of the country.

They depend on their environment by using their lush farming land to grow crops so that they can sell them.

Sukoh'on/Sunch'on and Munsan-ni were the two jumps in Korea. Munsan-ni jump was on 23 March 1951. I made this jump............

The United Nations approved the use of military force against North Korea.

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art, created by Koreans in Korea, and based on the philosophies, culture, language, and ancient fighting systems of Korea. It was named in 1955 with specific consideration for the similarity in the sound of the name of the earlier Korean art of kicking called "Tae Kkyeon" and structured on the tactic that favored kicking as the primary weapon.

In some versions of Taekwondo, the patterns are named after historical figures in Korean history. In many dojang (schools), students are required to know the history of each form or pattern that is practiced, as well as the development of Korea as its warrior class and villagers fought to establish three independent Kingdoms beginning in the 1st century BC.

In the 7th century AD, the Hwarang Knights were Korean youth that were trained in many skills that led to social and political positions, and military leadership. Part of the training of the Hwarang was the ancient Martial Art skills of Subak, and Tae Kkyeon, as well as archery, and horseback riding. The Hwarang Knights followed a specific code of moral and ethical conduct, which was transformed into the modern tenets of Taekwondo. It was the Hwarang youth group that is credited in Korean history for uniting the three Kingdoms into the first Dynasty, and one unified nation.

Many Korean Taekwondo Masters view the entire history of Korean struggles to unite the three kingdoms, fend off invasions from China and Japan, and the indomitable spirit of the Korean people as they suffered a horrific and brutal occupation of the Japanese government during World War II to be one long cultural and historical growth that led to modern Taekwondo. Therefore, the roots of Taekwondo go back the very beginning of the three Kingdoms period, and Korean history is integral to understanding the nature, purpose, and spirit of modern Taekwondo.

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You should expect to see US prices in South Korea. Seoul can be very expensive or reasonably inexpensive, just like New York City. It just depends on where you go and what you do.

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Westerners can go to North Korea, usually through Chinese-Run Tourism companies. However, American and Israeli citizens should be warned that North Korea does not maintain relations with either the US or Israel, so it will be very difficult to secure the release of an arrested person or get consular services in North Korea. It is illegal under North Korean Law for South Koreans or Japanese citizens to go to North Korea. (It is also illegal for South Koreans to go to North Korea under South Korean Law.)