THE NORTH KOREAN CONFLICT

Zayra Mojica | Shuv Rana Bhat | University of Texas at El Paso

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Economy, Politics, and Strategies are all based around its

With the recent opening up to the world, the military force
knowledge and ongoing history of North Korea has Households are limited to the food they receive
been kept secretive for decades. The knowledge of its North Korea is Chinas only Communist ally
society, economy, government is unknown to the China is North Koreas largest trading power

general public. Their conflict with the US has always

North Korean defectors are sent back or bribed and sold
as slaves in China
been known of, but their reasoning's and struggles
Over 50 years of isolation caused them to have outdated
have been unknown to everyone around the world. technology
Communism restricts the rights of North Koreans, they
are heavily influenced by the propaganda around them
Graph Limited work fields such as agriculture, mining, factory,
Research Questions trade and military work

Conclusion
What is the current situation in North Korea?
Why does China continue to support North The Knowledge we have as a society is very limited not
Korea? only to us, but to also everyone else in the world. A lot of
What are some differences an underdeveloped the information or news we are told is limited and biased.
country may face, like North Korea, when I like to personally think that, everyone should put effort
compared to a developed country like the into learning more about all of the different countries
United States of America? around the world, not only for our benefit but for
everyone's benefit.

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