Differences Between North Korea And United States

The differences in the United States and North Korea are not even countable. The United States shares many liberties such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. The people of North Korea do not share any liberties. It would almost seem as if, if they breathed incorrectly they would be executed. Much of the executions and people in prison are due to political reasons, whereas in the United States they do not have political prisons.

North Korea first began on September 9, 1948 on the northern half of the of the Korean peninsula. The southern half was controlled by the United States and it gave many influences of the country over time such as the idea of capitalism. The northern half of Korea was under Soviet control and was influenced by communism as we can see today. Now the northern half of Korea is officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It is now under a communist regime currently under Kim Jong-Un. The Supreme Leader is not democratically elected, whereas in the United States the president is elected democratically. The North Koreans have Kim Jong-un as their leader, because they go off of lineage. The previous dictator was Kim Jong-Il who is the father of Kim Jong-un. The people do not get to choose who they want to be
The United States does spend a lot of money into its’ military, but for different reasons. North Korea uses their military to pose a threat and spend money into its’ nuclear program to strike fear into their enemies, which costs $540 million, according to figures released by North Korea. Their GDP is $25 billion when the United States is $16 trillion. The United States spends $1 trillion on their military, which is 54% of its’ budget. The United States spends it for a completely different purpose which is for defense and for the military overseas. North Korea uses a Cold War tactic in its’ spending and