HIST 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Kim Jong-Il, Kim Il-Sung, Chollima Movement
Document Summary
What is unique about the document signed in the korean war. Signs of strain & the rise of kim jong ii. China and the soviets will be providing aid. Financial support from soviets & e. european allies. Best agricultural land is best in the south. Seen as a way to deal with the shortage of man power. 1950-1970 northerners are better fed than those in the south. N koreans raid on s korean presidential building. North korea boycotted the olympics because it was held in seoul. The soviets are recognizing south korea because of a loan given. North koreans trade fell 1/13 what it used to be. Soviet union fell apart, and russia will start trade with nk instead. Many people do not know what life is like there. 600,000-1million died out of population of 20 million. Since 1954 growing tensions between china and ussr.
