1. Korea and the “Cold War” http://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/asia/asia-map-m2.gif

2. Korea was controlled by Japan before and during World War II. http://www.thegully.com/essays/asia/asia_img2/japan-korea.gif

3. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the U.S. (who had helped each other during the war) agreed to split Korea – north and south – in order to rebuild it as free. http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/42/71342-004-1D6ECA2F.jpg U.S. President Truman Soviet leader Joseph Stalin Yea Truman!!! Boo!! Hiss!!

4. http://www.sino.net/guide/images/south-korea/map.gif It was supposed to be temporary. But the Soviet Union never gave up control of the north. The country ended up divided into North and South Korea.

5. The Soviet Union put Kim Il Sung in as ruler of N. Korea. He remained the leader until his death in 1994. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Kim_Il-sung_1946.JPGhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kim-il-sung.htm

6. Five years after the end of WWII, communist North Korea attacked South Korea. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Korean_War_bombing_Wonsan.jpg

7. The United Nations sent troops to defend South Korea. The United States led those troops. China helped North Korea. http://www1.korea-np.co.jp/pk/101st_issue/Triumph_return.jpg

8. the peninsula multiple times, the people suffered repeatedly from the violence. http://unit8steffil11.wikispaces.com/Korea+9321 Because the war swept up and down

9. civilianpublicservice.orghttp://www.internationalist.org/northkoreawarneverended1012.html article.wn.com

10. The fighting finally stopped 3 years later (1953). But nobody “won.” http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/armistice.htm

11. Many North Korea families fled to South Korea while they still could. http://www.un.org/UN50/Photos/un50-034.gif

12. But communist North Korea soon put a stop to moving south. http://blog.jinbo.net/files1/33/CINA/images/200705/180812374.jpeg

13. About 5 million Korean families are divided by this North-South split, and haven’t seen each other for 60 years. http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/north_korea/Lee%20Hee%20Sook%20&%20family%201941.JPG

14. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Korean_dmz_map.png As part of the cease-fire agreement, North and South Korea were separated by a 2½ mile wide strip of land where no one lives. It is called the DMZ: Demilitarized zone.

15. That cease- fire has never been replaced by a peace treaty, http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~smith22n/classweb/NorthKoreaDPRK/historyofdivison.html leaving the peninsula technically in a state of war. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?100497-Today-s-Pix-Thursday-December-21st-2006

16. The DMZ has been called “the most dangerous place on earth.” http://k43.pbase.com/u30/leojmelsrub/large/19105755.DSCN0693.jpg

17. http://www.dmzforum.org/OnlineMapService.php http://japanfocus.org/-Tim-Beal/3665

18. It is bordered with electrified fencing, filled with landmines, and patrolled on both sides by soldiers and security cameras. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/080404_p15_nature.jpg http://chryslerjeep.blogspot.com/2007/09/panmunjom-dmz-north-korea.html http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/military-robots/a-robotic-sentry-for-koreas-demilitarized-zone

19. southern security fences northern security fences southern security fences northern security fences

20. http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/2008/12/korean-dmz/

22. Official vehicles are allowed in the DMZ. But neither side can go past the MDL (Military Line of Demarcation). http://trendsupdates.com/north-korea-breaks-all-peace-agreements-with-south-korea/

23. http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Pix/pictures/2008/06/06/DMZ4.jpg MDL (Military Line of Demarcation)

24. Panmunjom - conference center inside DMZ http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/Armistice.htm

26. “Cease-fire” = no more problems? Nope. Both: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm concrete slabs November 1974 North Korean soldiers have dug at least 4 tunnels underneath the DMZ. Three were found in the 1970s.

27. There's now a series of concrete walls blocking the tunnel where it runs under the DMZ. http://korea1.travellerspoint.com/s6/ Each wall has cameras on both sides so South Korea and North Korea can see if anyone messes with them.

28. Wide enough for tanks, this more than 30,000 troops per hour could move through this tunnel. There’s even a “room” for troops to assemble. March 1975 All: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm

29. This one is over a mile long and comes out only 25 miles from Seoul, the capital of South Korea. http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/photos/tunnels/tunnel3-3.jpg October 1978

30. After hearing underground motors, South Korea’s military found this tunnel in May 1989. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/dprk/kpa-tunnels.htm

31. Tourists can actually ride through two of the tunnels. http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/tunnels.htm http://www.f-106deltadart.com/Korea-DMZ/photos/tunnels/tunnel4-2.jpg Tunnel 3 Tunnel 4 http://korea1.travellerspoint.com/s6/

32. The DMZ has become a tourist attraction; thousands visit annually. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/serenaxoxo1/korea/IMG_5914.jpg

33. Civilians cannot freely enter the DMZ, but can visit its border. http://matresstester.blogspot.com/2006/05/dmz.html

34. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_HqUCPFBmT6E/SJvlQoCJOCI/AAAAAAAAEgk/LuZTGdJJ-IU/IMG_5669.JPG http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02CE4dsacPfsa/610x.jpg But don’t be deceived. Tensions have never really ended. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amircheff/4666831042/in/photostream/

35. “North Korea and the DMZ” video clip (4:44)

36. South, North Korea clash at sea 28 June 2002, CNN News Border gunfight adds to Korean urgency July 18 2003, Sydney Morning Herald http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?159112-Republic-of-Korea- North-Korea-Naval-Clashes http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/17/1058035140165.html http://allthetops.com/the-12-worst-terrorist-attacks-of-all-times/ 115 Die in Nov. 29 Crash: N.Korea Agent Confesses 15 January 1988, Associated Press

37. Korean navies exchange fire -- 10 November 2009, CNN News North Korea Seizes South Korean Fishing Vessel -- 29 July 2009, FOX News S.Korea army on alert after North's military threat – 18 Jan. 2009, Associated Press http://www.daylife.com/photo/03gc8os4t7eN9 http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/north-korea-seizes-south-korean-fishing- boat-amid-building-tension-1.306753 http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?150109-Today-s-Pics!-Friday- January-23rd-2009/page2

38. http://geopolicraticus.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/a-flare-from-cold-war-embers/ ‘All out war’ threatened over North Korea attack on warship Cheonan -- May 20, 2010, Times Online http://armour.ws/north-korean-shelling-yeonpyeong-island/ 46 sailors killed http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/05/cheonan_response.html memorial service

39. http://geopolicraticus.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/a-flare-from-cold-war-embers/ http://www.historyguy.com/korean_border_conflicts.htm Yeonpyeong Island Shelled By North Korea Four Killed, 18 Injured -- 23 Nov. 2010, Huffington Post

40. If you believe their government web site, North Korea is a really fun place to live!

42. Once in, you are supervised by “handlers” – kind of a combination of tour guides/guards. It is hard for outsiders to get permission to visit the North. http://photos.adrianbye.com/Asia-Pacific/North-Korea/9324440_ufPDF/2/623474342_8vqYq#!i=623481649&k=Nq9VS

43. But occasionally pictures or stories get out, and life there appears to be very hard. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/09/article-2624164-1DADC8E800000578-210_964x664.jpg http://www.colinsnotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/084-04.jpg

44. It is a very poor country. They have trouble even growing enough food to feed their people. http://www.bcps.org/OFFICES/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg

45. Some North Koreans have cars, http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/north_korea/mail-11.jpg

46. http://americanmoxie.us/2011/07/18/numbah-two-happy-place-north-korea/ but not many.

47. http://villageofjoy.com/north-korea-most-isolated-country-in-the-world/

48. Satellite images show how little electricity is available in North Korea. http://blog.case.edu/james.chang/2006/10/13/korea_electricity_grid.jpg

49. http://tizona.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/north-korea-is-dark.jpg

50. When the first dictator died, his son became dictator. http://aftermathnews.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/kim-jong-il_hitler.jpg

51. Kim Jong Il seemed more interested power than in helping his people. He pushed North Korea to develop nuclear weapons. http://jihadgene-greatreader.blogspot.com/2008/10/dear-abby-and-kim-jong-il.html http://www.riber.net/cartoons/Kim-Jong-Il-63.gif

52. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/13/MN42130.DTL

53. In 2010, young Kim Jung Un was promoted to 4-star general and the first official photographs of him were released in North Korea. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/30/n-korea-prints-photo-heir-apparent-kim-jong/

54. www.allvoices.com/cartoons/c/64149202-Kim-Jong-Il-and-his-son-Kim-Jong-Un Kim Jung I l seemed to be preparing this son to be North Korea’s next dictator.

55.  born 1983 or 1984  youngest son  school in Switzerland 1993-2000  loves basketball & the NBA  N. Korean military school 2002-2007 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kim-jong-un-16-things-you-187421 https://sp1.yimg.com/ib/th?id=H.4538072308778361&pid=15.1

56. http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2010/10/north-korean-heir-apparent-makes-grand.html

57. December 2011 – Kim Jung Il died of a heart attack. Kim Jung Un became leader. http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?display=2373

58. third generation http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317958/Has-Kim-Jong-Un-plastic-surgery- look-like-grandfather-Kim-Il-Sung.html

59. http://politicallyillustrated.com/index.php/news_page/lpnh/2377/

60. http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/kim_jong-un_20111231/

61. http://news.3yen.com/2012-01-13/dragonballs-zero-kim-jong-un/

62. “Kim Jung Un – the Sexiest Man Alive?” video clip (2:21)

63. He got married in 2012 (or 2011???). https://sp2.yimg.com/ib/th?id=H.4670164017349802&pid=15.1

64. visiting a children’s camp, 2013 http://nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/kju_mmcc_190513a.jpg

65. He is trying to modernize North Korea while still keeping total control. http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DZAA4uyiV0LvW6W2DiUvSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00OTE7cT03NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-09- 15T143011Z_884731668_GM1E99F1QE901_RTRMADP_3_KOREA-NORTH.JPG

66. http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5011a683ec ad04e57e000003/kim-jong-un-rollercoaster.jpg http://shanghaiist.com/assets_c/2013/10/amusement-park-kim-jong-2-thumb-640xauto-813533.jpg

67. Under Kim Jong Un, smart phones are new to North Korea. http://lifedaily.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/694fattending-a-consultative-meeting-of-officials.jpg

68. He loves basketball, and look who is helping him train a team! http://www.patspapers.com/images/uploads/dennis_meance.JPGhttps://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=H.4953125026728264&pid=15.1

69. http://abcnewsradioonline.com/storage/news-images/GETTY_121213_JangSongTh.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1386895613493 North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Has Uncle Executed ABC News, 13 December 2013

70. North Korea enters “State of War” against South Korea Reuters – March 30, 2013 North Korea threatens to 'strike South Korea mercilessly‘ CNN - Friday, December 20, 2013 North Korea Demands US & South Korea Halt Military Drills University Herald – January 17, 2014

71. The U.S. keeps 28,500 troops in South Korea. We have a treaty promising to help South Korea if there is a war with North Korea. http://www.armybase.us/2009/03/s-korea-us-terminate-annual-joint-military-drill/

72. Korea is a left-over of the Cold War. What’s next? http://www.cleveland.com/darcy/index.ssf/2010/11/north_koreas_temper_tantrum_ed.html