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Korea, peninsula in Asia, divided since 1948 into two political entities: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
The earliest known Korean state was
Thereafter the Chinese set up military outposts in Korea that helped spread
information Old Choson is presently located in the northwestern Korea and southern Northeast China. During those times, Old Choson was conquered by the Han Chinese in 108 BC.
information To a degree these kingdoms accepted Buddhism, Confucianism, and most importantly, Chinese characters as a means of communication and education. Paekche and Silla also had contact with Japan, along with a fourth, smaller kingdom called Kaya.
• stable central government • influenced by Chinese political institutions and methods • vigorous Buddhist faith that ins-pired achievements(scholarship&art) •a particularly distinctive ceramics industry that produced exquisite celadons—stoneware with a gray-green, iron-pigmented glaze—which are still appreciated today.
This time the northern state, Koryo (the name, which is derived from Koguryo, is reflected in the modern Western name, Korea), accomplished unification. unification
14th century - Korea came under the influence of Neo-Confucianism, a system of Confucian thought influenced by Buddhism and Daoism (Taoism). The principles of Neo-Confucianism, included emphasis on good conduct, wisdom, and appropriate social interaction.
Japanese domination of Korea formally began with the Protectorate Treaty (1905), forced on Korea after the Russo-Japanese War. Under this treaty, Japan assumed control of Korea's foreign relations and ultimately its police & military,currency & banking, communications, and all other vital functions
the US made the decision that it would occupy the southern half of Korea
Despite its long history as an independent kingdom, Korea had been forcibly annexed by Japan in 1910, up to the end of WWII.
information US (United States) and USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) - both had joined Korea with the fight against Japan.
American planners chose to divide Korea at the 38th parallel to keep the capital city, Seoul, in the American-occupied southern zone
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Under Kim II Sung (leftist movement)
Republic of Korea (ROK) Under Syngman Rhee (right movement)
information DPRK emerged in the North under Kim II Sung, who received significant support from North Koreans and from China. Kim was a Korean guerilla who had fought with Chinese Communist forces against the Japanese.
ROK, backed up by the US and the UN, emerged in the south under Syngman Rhee, a 70 - year old expatriate who had lived for decades in the US. Rhee had a solid anti-Communist credentials & was popular with the right.
Korean War, civil and military struggle that was fought on the Korea Peninsula reached its height between 1950 and 1953.
information The Korean War caused great devastation to the people of the Korea Peninsula. Although 20 other nations eventually became involved in the war, the Koreans saw it primarily as a civil war between the North and the South.
information In June 1953, during the Korean War, these South Koreans demanded reunification with North Korea and protested a proposed armistice to end the fighting. The armistice was signed in July by the United Nations, China, and North Korea, but South Korea refused to sign.
information The demilitarized zone (DMZ) was created as a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea as part of a 1953 armistice agreement that brought an end to fighting in the Korean War.
Pyongyang, North Korea was almost destroyed during the Korean War. With Chinese and Soviet assistance, the city was rebuilt. The Opera House is one of many new landmarks built after 1955.
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
The earliest known Korean state was
Thereafter the Chinese set up military outposts in Korea that helped spread
information Old Choson is presently located in the northwestern Korea and southern Northeast China. During those times, Old Choson was conquered by the Han Chinese in 108 BC.
information To a degree these kingdoms accepted Buddhism, Confucianism, and most importantly, Chinese characters as a means of communication and education. Paekche and Silla also had contact with Japan, along with a fourth, smaller kingdom called Kaya.
• stable central government • influenced by Chinese political institutions and methods • vigorous Buddhist faith that ins-pired achievements(scholarship&art) •a particularly distinctive ceramics industry that produced exquisite celadons—stoneware with a gray-green, iron-pigmented glaze—which are still appreciated today.
This time the northern state, Koryo (the name, which is derived from Koguryo, is reflected in the modern Western name, Korea), accomplished unification. unification
14th century - Korea came under the influence of Neo-Confucianism, a system of Confucian thought influenced by Buddhism and Daoism (Taoism). The principles of Neo-Confucianism, included emphasis on good conduct, wisdom, and appropriate social interaction.
Japanese domination of Korea formally began with the Protectorate Treaty (1905), forced on Korea after the Russo-Japanese War. Under this treaty, Japan assumed control of Korea's foreign relations and ultimately its police & military,currency & banking, communications, and all other vital functions
the US made the decision that it would occupy the southern half of Korea
Despite its long history as an independent kingdom, Korea had been forcibly annexed by Japan in 1910, up to the end of WWII.
information US (United States) and USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) - both had joined Korea with the fight against Japan.
American planners chose to divide Korea at the 38th parallel to keep the capital city, Seoul, in the American-occupied southern zone
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Under Kim II Sung (leftist movement)
Republic of Korea (ROK) Under Syngman Rhee (right movement)
information DPRK emerged in the North under Kim II Sung, who received significant support from North Koreans and from China. Kim was a Korean guerilla who had fought with Chinese Communist forces against the Japanese.
ROK, backed up by the US and the UN, emerged in the south under Syngman Rhee, a 70 - year old expatriate who had lived for decades in the US. Rhee had a solid anti-Communist credentials & was popular with the right.
Korean War, civil and military struggle that was fought on the Korea Peninsula reached its height between 1950 and 1953.
information The Korean War caused great devastation to the people of the Korea Peninsula. Although 20 other nations eventually became involved in the war, the Koreans saw it primarily as a civil war between the North and the South.
information In June 1953, during the Korean War, these South Koreans demanded reunification with North Korea and protested a proposed armistice to end the fighting. The armistice was signed in July by the United Nations, China, and North Korea, but South Korea refused to sign.
information The demilitarized zone (DMZ) was created as a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea as part of a 1953 armistice agreement that brought an end to fighting in the Korean War.
Pyongyang, North Korea was almost destroyed during the Korean War. With Chinese and Soviet assistance, the city was rebuilt. The Opera House is one of many new landmarks built after 1955.
