conflicts

Conflicts by: Laura Neubauer While many conflicts have taken place in North and South Korea, they all fall under the Korean War. This includes the missiles just launched because of missile testing, and this could definately spark more problems. The war has technically not ended even though there are times of peace between the two countries. North and South Korea have been "at war" for almost 60 years.Tension has been present ever since the Cold War, and immediately after World War II ended in 1945. War began in 1950 between North and South Korea. This was because after WWII, both the United States and the Soviet Union occupied on the Korean peninsula. The United States approached the United Nations and they offerred to hold an election to see if they were welcome to involve themselves. The problem was that the United States wanted to stop the spread of communism, but in contrast, the Soviet Union wanted to spread it. The war started when the communists in North Korea invaded the non-communist people in South Korea. Continuous fighting took place for three years. The boundaries were reset between the north and the south and a peace treaty was signed.

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Horrible things took place during the Korean War, such as massacres and the killing tons of people over the course of three years. Civilians were killed in large numbers and specific people were targeted, such as former government officials. Men, women and children were removed from their homes and ordered to never return. Nuclear weapons were threatened to be used. If this had happened, many more people would have died and it would have affected many more families in addition to the damage that had been caused physically and emotionally in advanced. The Korean War is known as the Forgotten War because it took place right after WWII (which was viewed as a larger problem and recieved more attention) and right before the Vietnam War (which again was viewed as a larger issue).



After the war, nearly four million people were left dead. A bunch of cities were left in ruins after farms and industries were totally destroyed, and attacks made by Americans didnt help the problem. It was very difficult for Korea to rebulid its cities and villages because very few natural resources were present to begin with. Now, both North and South Korea are very well equipped and prepared for another invasion. The government is much harsher as well in an effort to prevent another invasion. This was accomplished by maintaining a stable government and economy. However, human rights are still rejected from society. South Korea has improved it's economy greatly, and they push for democratic freedoms. In North Korea, is under the rule of a communist dictator, and has also improved it's economy. Both countries are headed the right direction towards recovery, but that could change any day...they are still technically at war.