Reunification between North and South Korea

Reunification between North and South Korea "In our hearts, I think we have already achieved reunification." Kim

Bok Young, a clothing retailer in Seoul.1 As a new generation is born

and raised that has forgotten the Korean War, the vast majority of

Koreans want reunification of the Korean peninsula. The collective

group called “Koreans” is a people that were dramatically and

carelessly ripped into two states. With families and friends on each

side of the border, there is a cry for help on each side.

Unfortunately the governments of these two states have differences

that separate a common people. Although, there is hope for the spilt

nation of Korea. Many are working for the common goal of uniting the

people of Korea into a single state. North Korea and South Korea have

made significant strides towards unification despite obstacles and set

backs.

The division of Korea happened in 1945 when single country was split

in two and sent on two very different paths. It is important to note

that the Korean peninsula has been separated by different kingdoms

through history, but the differences were small compared to the recent

differences among Korea today. Currently North Korea is a very poor

suffering communist state, while the South is a growing economic tiger

that has successfully adopted capitalism.

The two paths started to unfold late during World War II. While the

allies drove the Japanese forces from Korea, the Soviet Union, an ally

at the time, was in position to occupy the northern portion of Korea.

Since the So...

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