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Published as " North Korea : the Hermit Kingdom in the Global Era," History Behind the Headlines: Origins of ConflictWorldwide, volume 4, Sonia Benson (Ed.), Detroit: Gale Group, 2002. The draft below was completed October 1, 2001, and is not for quotation. This draft is provided for the use of my students in Pols. 320 International Relations I. A Short History of ContemporaryNorth Korea and International Politics Richard W. Chadwick Political Science Department University of Hawaii at ManoaBackground History Up to Current Status: America, Russia, North Korea andthe Cold WarUp to the end of the 19th century, the people of Korea led a reasonably peaceful,agrarian life in a territory about the size of Mississippi. For thousands of years,despite part of their country being conquered by the Chinese or Japanese, theymanaged to thrive in a land that was not particularly hospitable mountainous,rocky soil, Short growing season, and few harbors.
people to elect a government in 1948. The election was held in the south, and quickly followed by the Russians and Kim Il Sung in the north, thus creating the two
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