What We Did in Class Today Monday January 10, 2011

Today in class, we went over some of the information that we gathered about North and South Korea as answers to the questions that we had to finish over the weekend. We talked about what will be on the test on Wednesday. I took the following notes on what we talked about:

North Korea has a communist rule

North Korea invaded South Korea

No one won the Korean war

No one won because they had a cease fire 4 million people died, cities were destroyed, tons of money was spent

The United States and the Soviet Union decided to help out North and South Korea

South Korea only borders North Korea

North Korea borders South Korea, Russia,  and China

We are at the 37th parallel

The 38th parallel is the line that divides North and south Korea

In August of 1945 the 38th parallel was established

DMZ stands for de militarized zone

In South Korea they built a flag pole about 300 feet tall

In North Korea they built a flag pole over 500 feet tall it is the tallest in the world

South Korea's economy is in better shape because they can trade with other countries

North Korea's economy has problems such as no one will trade with North Korea except for China

South Korea's economy is really booming right now because of electronics - a lot of companies have started businesses there

South Korea's closest ally is the United States

North Korea's closest allies are China and Russia