Acronyms
What does DPRK stand for?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Name the process of China's influence spread across the Koreas
Sinicization
What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
Name South Korea's biggest chaebol
Samsung
Which approach to helping North Korea is rooted in charity?
Humanitarian approach
What does ROK stand for?
Republic of Korea
What was the name of Korea's last dynasty?
Chosun (Joseon) Dynasty
What is another name for North Korea's famine in the 1990's?
Name the South Korean chaebol that has its origins in Japan
Lotte
Name the three policy tools to addressing North Korea
Engagement, sanctions, deterrence
What does North Korea's GRB stand for?
Who invaded Korea between 1231-1270 AD?
Mongols
Name the three classes in North Korea's caste system (songbun)
Loyal, wavering, hostile
When did South Korea become a democracy?
In 1948, constitutional democracy was introduced, after 1987, procedurally it became consolidated
What year was the Joint Statement of the Six Party Talks signed?
What does EASI stand for?
East Asian Strategic Initiative (1990 Strategic Framework for the Asian Pacific Rim)
What was the name of the volunteer force of patriotic Koreans who fought against the Japanese occupiers?
Righteous Armies (uibyong)
What is Kim Il Sung's birth name?
Kim Song Ju
What year did China become South Korea's largest trading partner?
2004
In the 2000 inter-Korean summit, which two presidents met?
Kim Dae-jung & Kim Jong-il
What does SOFA stand for?
Status of Forces Agreement
Name the three kingdom's in Korea's unified history (from 57 BC to 668 AD)
Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla
What is the name of North Korea's policy of simultaneously developing the military and the economy?
Byungjin
What is the name of South Korea's current president?
Yoon Suk Yeol