North Korea History

The United States has had a troubled history with North Korea stemming from the beginning of the cold-war and continuing into the current age where tensions still exist. They are the self-claimed longest and most threatening adversaries to the United States. In response to this North Korea has been subjected to relentless amounts of sanctions and international pressure. The sanctions exist because of the resolution of the war and the attempt of the United States to limit the spread of communism. The sanctions have since been outdated, but because of the fear of the unstable North Korean government, the sanctions have been kept as a deterrent. The tensions have been at boiling point especially in the last few years, hopefully the United States can take action to peacefully smooth over the oncoming conflict.
Before the war began, the region of Korea was already extremely politically divided. The Communistic government of the North and the Democratic government of the south both wanted to spread their governmental ideologies throughout the region. Eventually the tension boiled over into acts of war, resulting in a horrible war that lasted for three years. The United Nations took allegiance with the South, whereas communist nations (the Soviet Union and China) allied with the North. The United States additionally independently supported South Korea. An armistice was signed in 1953, and the agreement called for a demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two now independent countries.
Children in North Korean schools are taught that the U.S.-led economic sanctions have effectively isolated them from the global economy, and pushed their country into a very poor economic state. However the truth lies somewhere between the restrictions imposed and the corrupt practices of the North Korean government. The majority of North Koreans citizens live in extreme poverty facing hunger in an impoverished state. With the bleeding-wound war history between the U.S. and North Korea, the