1/7 Class

Today we watched the video about the two Koreas.  It is so tense where the North and South meet where there is a building connecting the two.  In the video the South just wanted to return a ody that they found that they believe floated from the North.  North Korea just turned their back on them anddidn't even listen.  The North Koreans don't do anything unless instructed from Kim Jong-Il.

1/6 Class

Today in class we continued talking about the answers to the questions.

Two Korea's: One Situation

1. The official name of North Korea is Democratic People's Republic of Korea.1.     https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html
2.  Kim Jong-il is the de facto leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(North Korea); the official leader of the country is still his long-deceased father Kim Il-sung, the founder of the state. He is theChairman of the National Defense CommissionGeneral Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party since 1948, and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth largest standing army in the world. In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended and now implicitly refers to him as the "Supreme Leader". He is also referred to as the "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo". His son Kim Jong-un was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Worker's Party and is heir apparent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il
3.After World War II, problems emerged about over the issue of establishing a Korean national government. On August 15, 1948, the Republic of Korea was established in the South. On September 9, 1948, the North established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.   In July 1972, the two sides agreed to work toward peaceful reunification and an end to the hostile atmosphere.  However, these initial contacts broke down in 1973 following South Korean President Park Chung Hee's announcement that the South would seek separate entry into the United Nations. http://www.historyofnations.net/asia/northkorea.html
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5. To the north of North Korea is China.  To the east of North Korea is Sea o Japan (East Sea).  To the south of North Korea is South Korea.  To the west of North Korea is the Yellow Sea. http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/asia/north-korea/map.htm
6. The 38th parallel is a cirlcle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north
7. We (North Korea) are trying to take over South Korea
8. We have about 10,000 nuclear bombs and we are thinking about setting off some of them in South Korea.
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10. Pyongyang is the capital. 

1/5 Class

Today's class was really relaxed.  We just had a class for questions. Getting a deeper little history lesson on Korea.

1/4 Class

Today we first talked about starting a new unit on North and South Korea.  We rearranged the room so that half the class is on one side (North Korea), then there was a "wall", and then the other half of the class (South Korea).  We then did the questions about our Korea that we are.