The Koreas A divided peninsula Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. Flags and maps obtained from: Jon Benignus Korean Geographyea.html Divided into North and South Korea after WWII 38 th Parallel Still at War The Korean War Communist North invades the South The U.S. intervenes Truman & MacArthur MacArthur wants to stop Chinese aid to North Korea Truman wants a limited war Truman fires MacArthur The DMZ The Demilitarized Zone Negotiations to end war held here DMZ Built near Panmunjum Over 2 million soldiers from North and South ready to fight Including 26,000 Americans Kim Il-sung Leader of North Korea since WWII Known as the Great Leader Kim Jong-Il Son of Kim Il-sung Known as the Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un Grandson of Kim Il-sung Son of Kim Jong-Il Known as the Great Successor Succeeded daddy when 29 years oldcement-Kim-Jong-Uns-control-over-the-army.jpg?3aa6c7 Economics South Korea Referred to as an economic tiger because of cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports (also Taiwan) North Korea at Nightobalsecurity.o rg/military/w orld/dprk/dpr k-dark.htm North Korean Poster Military Famine N. Korea spend its money on military People are starving to death People flee to China Claim asylum in western embassies Nukes & Missiles Have tested nukes Have Missiles Can hit Japan & Alaska China N. Koreas only ally