Korea
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Korea: TopicKorean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country, E Asia. A former country in E Asia, now divided into two separate countries, North Korea and South Korea.
South Korea
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South Korea: TopicCountry in East Asia, bounded north by North Korea, east by the Sea of Japan, south by the Korea Strait, and west by the Yellow Sea.
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Seoul: TopicCity, capital of South Korea. It has special status equivalent to that of a province. The political, commercial, industrial, and cultural center of the nation, Seoul is by far the most important city in the country, containing almost one quarter of its citizens.
North Korea
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North Korea: Topic
Country in East Asia, bounded northeast by Russia, north and northwest by China, east by the Sea of Japan, south by South Korea, and west by the Yellow Sea.
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Pyongyang: TopicCapital of North Korea, SW North Korea, on a high bluff above the Taedong River. It is a special city with the status of province.
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Socialism: TopicGeneral term for the political and economic theory that advocates a system of collective or government ownership and management of the means of and distribution of goods.
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Communism: TopicFundamentally, a system of social organization in which property (especially real property and the means of production) is held in common.
Conflict
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Korean War: TopicWar from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China) and South Korea, aided by the United Nations (the troops were mainly US).
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United Nations: TopicAssociation of states for international peace, security, and cooperation, with its headquarters in New York City. The UN was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 states as a successor to the League of Nations.
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Cold War: TopicIdeological, political, and economic tensions from 1945 to 1989 between the USSR and Eastern Europe on the one hand and the USA and Western Europe on the other.
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The Ashgate Research Companion to the Korean War
Provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in military history and contemporary conflict studies, the authors summarize and analyze the key research issues in what for years was known as the 'Forgotten War.'
Korean Language
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Korean Language: TopicKorean is now the national language of North and South Korea. There are considerable Korean minorities in Manchuria and (as a result of recent migration) in Japan and central Asia.