Vocabulary
Leader with complete control over the government
Dictator
Kim Il-Sung
This is when one country takes over a smaller or weaker country
Imperialism
Why did North Korea invade South Korea?
To join the two Korea into one
What landford, surrounded by 3 bodies of water, is Korea?
Peninsula
Political system in which the government owns all property and makes all economic decisions
Communism
Current leader of North Korea
Kim Jong-Un
What country occupied Korea before WWII?
Japan
Who invaded who to start the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
What country is directly South of North Korea?
South Korea
Attitude that one's own social or cultural group is better than all others
Ethnocentrism
This leaders expanded the nuclear program to include missiles because he was college educated
Kim Jong-Un
North Korea argues that it should be able to have these weapons to protect itself.
Nuclear Weapons
Who was fighting?
Russia and North Korea
What country lies to the East of the Korean Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean?
Japan
Philosophy of North Koreans where they reject foreign help
Juche
His rule did not go as well as his father's, but he expanded the military while his people starved in the 1990's
Kim Jong-Il
What was the dividing line of Korea after World War II?
38th Parallel
What two communist countries aided North Korea?
China and Russia
What two oceans can be found near East Asia?
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Controlling media or information
Censorship
Who became the leaders of the North and South?
South: Syngman Rhee and North: Kim Il-sung
What country took control of the South? What type of government was formed?
U.S. and Democracy
What year did the Korean War start?
1950
What three countries share a border with North Korea?
South Korea, China, and Russia