The Korean War: A Historical and Sociological Analysis

The provided assignment is an in-depth analysis of the Korean War, focusing on its historical and sociological aspects. The report aims to give a verifiable structure chronicling significant breakthroughs during and after the war, as well as conducting research on sociology regarding the demeanor of South Koreans towards North Korea. It also estimates the future of relations between North Korea and the US, as well as with their Southern neighbor. The assignment is based on various books, journals, and online sources, providing a comprehensive understanding of the topic.

Border Conflict

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
HISTORY OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA............................................................................1
HISTORY OF BORDER CONFLICT AMONG SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA.......................3
CONFLICTS AND TENSIONS ON KOREAN PENINSULA......................................................6
The Korean War..........................................................................................................................7
Today's Tension..........................................................................................................................7
RELATIONSHIP OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA SINCE THE WAR.................................8
Importance of Korean War..........................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
Books and Journals...................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
A border dispute or conflict arise when more than two governments do not make consent
where border is among two their lands. There are various examples of it which cause conflicts
among two countries. It can also be defined as the disagreement over control or possession of
land which arise in between two or more entities generally occupying power and new state. This
report is based on the topic of border conflict among north as well as south Korea. In this report
history of conflict which arise between both of them will be discussed so as to analyse the reason
behind such disputes.
HISTORY OF SOUTH AS WELL AS NORTH KOREA
On the peninsula of Korean, two version of history are there. The version which is
learned by people depends on whether the people are from south Korea or North Korea.
Knowledge about both the versions assist in understanding the different factors of the country
which are like, its people, its quirks and its politics and ability of government so as to make
survival among odds. There is no logical reason regarding the land which influence the Korean
Peninsula to make a split among two countries. The people from both side of border use same
language and are having same ancestors (Haggard and Noland, 2010). But from 1945, there was
two countries which are like the country of Democratic People's Korea Republic called as North
Korea and Korean Republic which is known as South Korea.
From the 1910 till the World War Two end, the peninsula of Korea was Japanese
territory. With the defeat of Japan, Soviet Union and America take control of peninsula. They
make decision to divide them in two, America don't want management of communist in Moscow
in order to control the entire thing. Moscow also feel same kind of thing in regards with total
American control, and than an agreement reached among Moscow and Washington and the line
of arbitration was drawn in middle.
The North turned into The Representative People's Republic of Korea. It received the
socialist belief system of its Soviet bosses. A youthful war saint called Kim Il-Sung turned into
its head administrator. The South received American-style majority rule government and turned
into the Republic of Korea. Only five years after the fact however in 1950, Kim Il-Sung and his
new armed force, sponsored by comrade China and Russia, attacked the South. Inside months
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North Korean strengths controlled practically the whole promontory. An American-drove United
Nations compel battled back and the Korean War had started.
Three years of battling left well finished a million people dead. Among them were
warriors from the two Koreas, America, China, Russia and Britain. In any case, no side could
assert triumph. The fringe remained where it had been toward the begin - over the 38th Parallel -
and right until today it is an intensely monitored and mined neutral territory. In the decades that
took after, the Soviet Union and China kept on propping up the North (Mezzadra and Neilson,
2013). Inside the shut nation, Kim Il-Sung's legislature controlled data and embraced their own
particular adaptation of history which expresses that the US-supported South Koreans attacked
the North. In 1991, the Soviet Union fallen. North Korea had lost its primary socialist partner
and exchanging accomplice (Freeman, 2015).
The 1990s were overwhelmed by a cataclysmic starvation in which millions passed on.
An once solid nation started to disintegrate. But then the nation stayed cut off, evading most
Western offers of assistance. Kim Il-Sung, at his demise in 1994, was proclaimed Eternal
President. His child Kim Jong-Il guaranteed congruity and - on his passing in 2011 - the
authority was accepted by his child, Kim Jong-Un. Thus through outrageous control and
confinement crossing 65 years, the Kim line has established its clique of identity through which
the state is still run.
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HISTORY OF BORDER CONFLICT AMONG SOUTH AND NORTH
KOREA
North Korea does attack with fire on the base of South Korean military between
demilitarized zone, and than South Korea also attack in return with fire in addition with various
dozen rounds from 155-mm gun, which raised alert status in Seoul to high level. The tension
arise among two countries when two of the South Korean Soldier get wounded through
landmines in DMZ. Due to this blame was put on North by South Korea for entering in a zone so
as to plant mines. But in controlled environment on peninsula of Korea, South needs to be very
careful in response to it. So they adopted a techniques which was not implemented by them in 11
years and knew would create difficulty for the leader's of North (Haggard and Noland, 2010).
South Korea started impacting recordings reprimanding the pioneers of North from
amplifiers on fringe. The Information was so uproarious they could some of the time be heard
twelve km. In the area of North Korea. The North instantly termed it a revelation of fight and
undermined to explode the orator. At to begin with, North Korea just struck back in kind,
booming its own promulgation over the fringe. At that point, its officers propelled a shot towards
South Korea's speakers. South Korea reacted with mounted guns discharge. The two nations
occupied with tense talks before consenting to de-heighten strains on Monday. Such conflicts in
the Korean Peninsula are not really new. Both the nations doesn't marked a bargain after the fight
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in the year 1950, so they remain in fact at fight. Their truce has for the most part held, however
as should be obvious from the features of their contention underneath, strains have emitted
frequently.
1950 June Beginning of South and North Korean war,
with the assistance of China and Soviet Union
as well as United Nations and US.
1953 July End of Korean war when agreement of
ceasefire is signed. There was a creation of
Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to separate
countries.
1966 October The Korean DMZ struggle starts as troops
from the two nations attack the neutral territory
and take part in conflicts (Freeman, 2015).
1968 January Commandos of North Korea attempts to make
assassination of President of South Korea Park
Chung and stop hundred yards away from his
residence.
1974 August There is different termination endeavour of
President named Park Chung-Hee by
commando of North Korea in Seoul. At first
place Lady Chung-Hee is slaughtered.
1996 April Thousands of armed forces were send through
North Korea in DMZ as when it announce they
will no longer match 1953 armistice.
1999 June This time is known for the battle of
Yeonpyeong, patrol ships of North Korea
crossed maritime border which is disputed and
leads to dispute among various ships. In this
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around 20 North Korean personnel of military
are killed.
2002 June Two boats from North Korea cross maritime
border in Yellow sea, make engagement of
patrol ships of South Korea which are forced to
retreat. In this around four South Koreans and
30 North Koreans were killed.
2007 October President of South Korea Roh Moo-hyun
walks around the DMZ of Korea to
communicate with Kim Jong-il. The
communication was a call for peace on
peninsula of Korea and an update to armistice
of 1953 (Manyin, 2014).
2009 November In this time both of them made trading of fire
near by border of maritime first time in past
seven years.
2010 March A naval vessel of South Korea drops, killed
around 46 sailors who are on board. After a
month, researchers of South Korea explained
that the reason for it was torpedo of North
Korea.
2010 November North Korea carapace Yeonpyeong island
close to the debated oceanic outskirts in
Yellow Sea, murdering two marines of South
Korea and two nationals. South Korea
reciprocate fire utilizing warrior planes.
2014 March Two different drones, basically form North
Korea were found in South Korea which also
carries a picture of government buildings in
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South Korea (Choi, 2010).
2014 October In Yellow Sea, two of the patrol boats
exchanged fire. Few days later, there was more
fire as balloons which was carrying out anti-
North pamphlets were destroyed.
2015 August The two nations boom promulgation on DMZ.
Trading of Artillery fire is done. The two
nations participate in tense conversation before
consenting to diminish pressures couple of
days after the fact.
CONFLICTS AND TENSIONS ON KOREAN PENINSULA
The Korean Peninsula is the area which has its existence in Eastern Asia which makes
extension of South from Asian continent for around 683 miles. In current scenario, it is
politically classified in North and South Korea. On peninsula's northern part, North Korea was
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situated and it makes extension via South China to latitude 38th's parallel. Extension is made by
South Korea from the location and enclose the left Korean Peninsula (Moon, 2010). The
Peninsula of Korea was in news for quite a bit of 2010, and particularly in the finish of the year,
in view regarding developing clashes among both the countries. Struggle on Peninsula of Korea
is not new however as South & North Korea have long strains among each other which goes
back before the Korean War, that got finished in the year 1953.
The Korean War
By 1950, disagreement on the outskirts of South and North Korea engender the start of
this war. On June 25, 1950, attack was there on South Korea by North Korea and very quickly
the area of United Nations states begin to send help to South Korea. North Korea was, in any
case, ready to rapidly propel south by the September 1950. In October however, strengths of
U.N. can move the battling and on 19 October, North Korea's capital, Pyongyang get involved.
In November, forces of China collaborated with North Korean powers and war was then
moved to south and in the year 1951 January, South Korea's capital, Seoul get involved.
Later in the months, overwhelming battle resulted however the focal point of the
disagreement was near to 38th parallel. In spite of fact that arrangements of peace begin in July
1951, fight proceeded all through 1951 and 1952. On July 27, 1953, arrangements of peace
finished and framing of Demilitarized Zone is done. Presently, an agreement of Armistice was
marked by the Army of Korean People, Volunteers of the United Nations Command and Chinese
People, which was driven by the U.S. South Korea be that as it may, never consented to the
arrangement and right until today an official settlement of peace has never been marked amongst
South and North Korea (Kaplan, 2011).
Current Tension
By the end of Korean War, pressures amongst South & North Korea existed. For instance
as indicated by CNN, in the year 1968, North Korea failed to endeavoured to kill South Korea's
leader. In the year 1983, a besieging in Myanmar which was connected to North Korea
slaughtered 17 authorities of South Korea and in the year 1987, North Korea was blamed for
bombarding plane of South Korea. War has additionally again and again started at both Ocean
and land fringes on the area that each country is constantly wants to bring together the
promontory with its own particular government's arrangement.
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In the year 2010, pressures amongst South & North Korea were particularly increased
after a sunk of South Korean on March 26. Guarantee was given by South Korea which North
Korea dropped the Cheonan in the Yellow Sea off the Baengnyeong Island of South Korea.
North Korea denied duty in regards with the pressure and assault among the two countries have
increased from that point onward (Guha and Alier, 2013).
Later on November 23, 2010, North Korea pushed a cannons strike on Yeonpyeong
island of the South Korea. North Korea asserts that South Korea was dominating "war moves"
however it has been expressed by South Korea that they were directing oceanic military drills.
Yeonpyeong was additionally attacked at the time of January 2009. It is located close to an
oceanic outskirts among the nations that North Korea wants to move south. Since the assaults,
South Korea started rehearsing military penetrates toward the beginning of December.
RELATIONSHIP OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TILL THE TIME OF
WAR
The Korean Battle, that held on June 25, 1950, is frequently alluded to as the "overlooked
Battle." Although this included a sum of 26 countries & brought about isolating an once
homogeneous country into equal parts and shedding the blood of more than 6,000,000
individuals, it has neglected to increase noteworthy open acknowledgement or support in
contrast with different wars of comparable scale. In late years, in any case, a great part of
world's consideration moved towards the Korean promontory as North Korea face high points &
low points in regards with the United States & South Korea. In expansion, seeks after reunited
the partitioned landmass had incited social and sociological reactions from South and the North.
However getting essential assets from North Korea will be troublesome, In this report, researcher
incorporated the consequences of a sociological research on the mentalities of people of South
Korea towards post-war North Korea. The September 11 episode has out of the blue diverted
media concentrate on relations of North Korea-United States as United States is attempting to
make clear qualification among their partners and enemies. Different hypotheses in regards to the
eventual fate of the landmass exist, and meeting has been recorded with eminent specialists in
field (Dai and Hyun, 2010).
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Importance of War of Korea
From World War II, nations across the globe all in all select to take after either America-
drove private enterprise or Soviet-drove socialism. The 38th parallel on Korea promontory filled
in as decent case of this. The United States, what's more, the Soviet Union separated minor
promontory into equal parts, with United States taking Soviet and south assuming control
around north. The diversion achieved gigantic modifications, particularly in the mind and spirit
of the persons of Korea. Men & ladies who were neighbours turned out to be severe adversaries,
without any particular reason apart from which now held diverse convictions. It will achieve
stage where war was inescapable, and various trust that the United States also, the Soviet filled
fight trying to smother everyone.
The fight of Korea is likewise recognized as "restricted warfare"(Lee) in accompanying forms:
1. The fight constrained limits.
All fights occurred on the landmass of Korea, and none of the other nation was specifically
influenced.
2. Assault goals, particularly flying objectives, were constrained.
The United States did not permit assaults close to the Chinese and Soviet limits, and China was
reluctant to dispatch flying assaults on South Korea. It was on account of the nations required in
the Korean War did not need it to transform into a different universe War.
3. The United States furthermore, the Soviet Union declined to confront
straightforwardly, however they counter each other with the war of Korea.
4. The use of weapons was likewise constrained.
The United States what's more, the Soviet both had atomic tools, however neither really utilized
them in fight (Nanto and Manyin, 2011).
5. The United States what's more, the Soviet battled with Korean armed forces and forces
from different countries.
The U.S. utilized armed force of South Korea and U.N. forces from 15 part nations. The Soviet
Union fight with Chinese forces and North Korean.
CONCLUSION
The key point of report is triple: one, to give a verifiable structure chronicling the
significant breakthroughs amid and after the Korean war; to exhibit a current research on
sociology on South Korea's people regarding demeanour against North Korea led through
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driving Korea's researchers; at last, to estimate the eventual fate of relations of North Korea with
US and repelled Southern neighbour. There is a profoundly individual thought process in
dedicating such a large amount of the report into the recorded part of the Korean War as well.
Today, the Korean landmass remains the main isolated country on the planet, the main area was
isolated by a chilly war. What is genuinely vital must not lay on minor recognition of past
disaster—the mission regarding exploration is to find out something of the story and gain from
it; to disclose why it needed to be done, why a country must be part in two and transform
neighbours in adversaries.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Nanto, D.K. and Manyin, M.E., 2011. China-North Korea Relations. Russia, China and Eurasia.
27(3). p.407.
Dai, J. and Hyun, K., 2010. Global risk, domestic framing: Coverage of the North Korean
nuclear test by US, Chinese, and South Korean news agencies. Asian Journal of
Communication. 20(3). pp.299-317.
Guha, R. and Alier, J.M., 2013. Varieties of environmentalism: essays North and South.
Routledge.
Kaplan, R.D., 2011. The South China Sea is the future of conflict. Foreign Policy. (188). p.76.
Moon, S., 2010. Multicultural and global citizenship in the transnational age: The case of South
Korea. International Journal of Multicultural Education. 12(1). p.n1.
Choi, J., 2010. Educating citizens in a multicultural society: The case of South Korea. The Social
Studies. 101(4). pp.174-178.
Manyin, M.E., 2014. US South Korea Relations. DIANE Publishing.
Freeman, C., 2015. Making and faking kinship: Marriage and labor migration between China
and South Korea. Cornell University Press.
Haggard, S. and Noland, M., 2010. Sanctioning North Korea: The political economy of
denuclearization and proliferation. Asian Survey. 50(3). pp.539-568.
Mezzadra, S. and Neilson, B., 2013. Border as Method, or, the Multiplication of Labor. Duke
University Press.
Online
Tensions and Conflict on the Korean Peninsula. 2017. [Online]. Available
through:<https://www.thoughtco.com/tensions-and-conflict-korean-peninsula-
1435251>. [Accessed on 29th July 2017].
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