Transcript North Korea Notes - Catawba County Schools

North Korea Notes
Country
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea, is a
country in East Asia, in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital is
Pyongyang, the country's largest city by both land area and population.
April 15th 2013
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Learning Target-Through research, analyzing of
news reports, and debating, students will gain
insight into the tension between North Korea and
the (USA, South Korea and UN).
Common Core and Essential Standards:
7.C&G.1.1 Summarize the ideas that have
shaped political thought in various societies and
regions (e.g. Enlightenment and Scientific
Revolution, democracy, communism and
socialism).
7.C&G.1.2 Evaluate how the Western concept of
democracy has
Learning Target and Essential
Standard
Do you think North Korea is making a bad
decision by threatening to deploy missile?
If you were in control of their
government, how would you change the
country for the better?
Essential Question
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North Korea
South Korea
UN
USA
Sanctions
Military hotlines
Integrity
Sanctions
Threat
Armistice
Dictatorship
Democracy
Key Vocabulary
North Korea Flag - The North Korean National flag
represents the history, economic and political
situation of Korea. The red colour represents the
blood shed by anti-Japanese fighters and
revolutionaries in the struggle against the Japanese
(of whom the Korean peninsula was a colony for 45
years) and fight for national freedom. The white
represents the long history and culture of the Korean
people, depicting that Korea is one homogenous
nation. The red star represents a prosperous future
for the Korean people and their impeccable integrity
while the blue means that Korea is a sovereign
nation.
North Korea Cuts Off the
Remaining Military Hot Lines With
South Korea
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/world/asia/north-korea-shutslast-remaining-hotline-to-south.html?_r=0
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/
27/north-korea-says-it-will-cut-keymilitary-hotline-with-south-korea/
North Korea cuts key military
hotline with South Korea
http://www.north-koreatravel.com/north-korea-flag.html
 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/wor
ld/asia/north-korea-shuts-last-remaininghotline-to-south.html?_r=0
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