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2
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- N. Korea invaded S. Korea 1950.
- UN forces headed by USA aided S. Korea.
- China got involved; pushing the UN forces back.
- Cease-Fire: 1953; no change in the border.
- Tension ever since.
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3
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4
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5
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- Govt. system is communist
- Stalinist: supreme dictatorship; cult of personality.
- First leader Kim IL Sung.
- Goal: to unify all of Korea by any means necessary.
- Strong ally of USSR & China.
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6
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7
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8
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- Naval spy ship seized by N. Korea in international waters.
- 82 Crew taken POW; beaten, tortured.
- Released 11 months later.
- US apologized, then retracted.
- No combat resulted.
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9
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10
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- US & S. Korean group attempt to prune a tree in the DMZ.
- N. Korean military unit arrives & orders them to stop, they’re
ignored.
- N. Koreans attack the group with axes & handles, killing 2 U.S.
officers.
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11
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12
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- US goes on military alert; tree is pruned.
- No escalation.
- Now a demarcation line separates each side in the DMZ.
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13
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14
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15
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- Reclusive leader
- Coming out of his father’s shadow
- Strong support of the military
- Nuclear weapons development will make a world player/power
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Notes