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• United Nations/USA
support the South.
• S.K. Leader: Syngman Rhee
1 st Major Proxy War
• Armistice signed
July 27, 1953.
• Korean
Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ) created
• Chinese Casualties:
• South Korean Casualties:
• Military: 217,000
• Military: 600,000
• Civilian: 1 million
Life In North Korea
Today
Living Conditions
• At least ½ of
population lives in
extreme poverty.
• No personal
rights/freedoms
• Starvation, malnutrition
common.
• Most have no
electricity, heating,
working toilets.
• No internet.
• Starvation/disease
/torture/death
common.
• At least 200,000
prisoners held.
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