Transcript Kim Jong-Un and North Korea

Kim Jong-un and North Korea
Succession of Kim Jong-un
North Korea and the World
Relationship with South Korea
Where is North Korea?
• China is to the north and west of North Korea.
• South Korea is to the south of North Korea.
• Japan is to the east of North Korea.
North Korea’s Name
North Korea’s official name is
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)
•North Korea is NOT a democracy.
North Korean Leaders- While Kim Il-sung was elected, his son
and grandson are considered dictators, which means they
were not elected but took control of the country.
• "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung,
– Grandfather
– First premier 1948-1994
– Born 1912; died 1994
• "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il
– Father
– Second premier 1994-2011
– Born 1942; died 2011
• “The Great Successor” Kim Jong-un
– Premier since 2011
– Born 1983 or 1984
Cult of Personality
image from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhxvhThqTTI&feature=related
• A cult of personality arises when an individual
uses mass media, propaganda, or other methods,
to create an idealized and heroic public image,
often through unquestioning flattery and praise.
Cults of personality are usually associated with
dictatorships.
For example Kim Jong-un’s grandfather,
Kim Il Sung, called the “Great Leader,”
had 34,000 statues of himself built in
North Korea.
Juche system
North Korea believes in the Juche system.
The Juche system stresses
extreme isolation and racial
purity.
North Koreans are not allowed
to not marry non-Koreans.
The picture says “Long live the
great Juche idea!”
Only the top North Korean leaders have Internet access. Many North
Koreans do not even know it exists. Why do you think North Korea bans the
Internet from its citizens?
In 1945, Korea is liberated from Japan
Remember, Japan had ruled Korea
since 1910
The USSR (Russia) arrives from the
North to attack the Japanese.
The USSR wanted Korea to be a
communist country.
The U.S. arrives from the South to
attack the Japanese.
The U.S. wanted Korea to be a
democratic country.
They divided Korea at the 38th
Parallel to avoid more fighting, but
they did not ask the Koreans if they
wanted their country divided.
Korean War
• In 1950, North
Korea’s leader, Kim
Il-sung, (grandfather
to Kim Jong-un)
orders the North
Korean military to
attack South Korea.
• A peace agreement
(armistice) was
signed between the
two countries in
1953 after a long
stalemate in the war
DMZ- Demilitarized Zone
• The DMZ is a buffer
zone between North
Korea and South Korea.
• It is 160 miles long and
2.5 miles wide.
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• There are 1 million land
mines in it.
• There are 2 million
soldiers guarding it.
• North Korea spends the most money,
compared to its gross domestic product,
of all the countries in the world on building
up its military. Why?
http://media.kimatv.com/images/110112_north_korea_military.jpg
http://padresteve.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/north_korea_military_parade.jpg