Group:

Kate,Tevin,Ejae,andEsther
PrimarySource
"HistoricDealatNorthSouthKoreaSummit."Theguardian.
GuardianNewsandMedia/
Limited
,14June.2000.
Web.14Nov.2015.
ThissiteprovidedanoverviewofthediscussionNKandSKsleadershadon
arange
ofissues.Theytalkedaboutpositiveexchangesandpoliticalmattersandhelpedme
getanideaofhowtwokoreasrelationshipworks.Itwasusedtoexplainthat
promotingtradeandbusinessdealswouldbenefitNorth'sfailingeconomymorethan
Souths.

Jang,Yonghoon.".".Midas.July2015.Web.16Nov.2015.
ThiswebsitehelpedmeunderstandthepositiveexchangesofNorthandSouthKorea.
Alsohowfamiliessufferfromtheirlongdeparture.Italsoemphasieshowmore
exchangesareneededbetweenthetwoKoreas.Iusedthisnewsarticletoexplainthe
sufferingsKoreacitizenswentthroughbythetwocountryslackofencounter
(summits).

"KoreanReunificationPossible'withinthenextDecade'"
ABCNews
.24Oct.2015.Web.9
Dec.2015.
ThiswebsitestatesthatreunificationbetweenNorthandSouthKoreawilloccurinthe
next5to10years.TheonlywaythisreunificationwillbesuccessfuliswhenChinais
willingtobeinvolved.ThereasonforthisisbecauseChinaisNorthKoreasonlyally
soifChinaagreestothereunification,thentherewillbenothingstandingintheway
ofthereunification.

Park,JinYah.DelighthearingaidsupportedtheseparatedfamiliesinNorthKoreawith
theirhearingaidsandaudiometryservice.SisunNews30Oct.2015.
Web.16.Nov.2015
ThissourceishelpfulinawayofshowingthatbothSouthandNorthKoreahavea
decentrelationshipwitheachother,whichwilleventuallyleadtoabrightfutureof
reunification.WeusedthissourcetoshowthatastwoKoreasmakepeaceful
exchangesliketheeventpresentedinthearticle,therewillbeahigherchanceofthem
reunifyingwithoutanymilitaryforceandconflicts.Additionally,thismeetingof
separatedfamiliesisnotthefirsttimeitisthe20thtime,whichreinforcesthe
idealizedrelationshipandultimatelythereunificationaswell.

"NorthandSouthKoreaAgreetoFamilyReunions."CNN.CableNewsNetwork.,
9Sep.
2015.
Web.16Nov.20
15.
ThissourcewashelpfulbecauseitexplainedthesilentthreatsbetweenNorthand
SouthKorea.ByNorthsthreatingtoSouth,citizenofSouthKoreawasdeadsilent
becausetheywerescared.Itwasusedtoexplainthe
provocativebargainingchip
NorthKoreaholdsagainstSouthKoreaandhowmanipulativeNKcangettowards
othercountries.

"[],."

.KoreaTimes,13Oct.
2015.Web.1Dec.2015.
ThiswebsiteshowshowAmericaandSouthKoreatalksseriouslyaboutNorthKorea.
NorthKoreasbehaviorisnotonlytalkamongAmericaandSouthKoreabutalsoin
China.LotsofcountryisworriedabouttherelationshipbetweenSouthandNorth
Korea.

"SKorea,DPRKSignJointDeclaration."
Xinhuanet
.XinhuaNewsAgency
,5Oct.2007.
Web.1Nov.2015.
Thissiteprovidedanoverviewofthehistoricmeetingsanddiscussionsheldbetween
thetwocountries.Bothsidespromisedtoreducemilitarytension.Seeingthatdespite
thisagreementtherehadbeenmultiplemilitaryconflictsstartedbyNKitwasusedto
showhowunreliableNKsattitudetowardsSouthKoreais.

"SouthKoreanAttitudestowardNorthKoreaandReunification."Asaninst.
THEASAN
INSTITUTEFORPOLICYSTUDIES
,26Jan.2015.Web.1Dec.2015.
ThissiteprovidedreasonsbehindSouthKoreasnegativeattitudetowardsNorth
KoreaandReunification.Italsoexplainsabouttheconsequencesofreunificationand
howdifficultitwillbetoovercometheeconomicburden.Iusedthisarticletoexplain
thereasonsbehindSouthKoreashesitantbehaviortowardsreunification.

TheNational."ThreatofWar|NorthandSouthKorea."
YouTube
.TheNational.
21Aug
2015
Web.16Nov.2015.
ThissiteprovidedmewithinformationaboutthreatsofmilitaryactionagainstSouth
KoreabyNorthKoreanleaderKimJungUn.Watchingthisvideohelpedmegetan
ideaofhowprovocativebehaviorscancomefrombothsides.Also,wecouldseehow
theothernationsviewNKsbehaviorasnomorethanaemptythreat.Thisvideowas
usedtoshowanexampleofconflictsbetweenNorthandSouth.

SecondarySource
Blair,David."NorthKoreavSouthKorea:HowtheCountries'ArmedForcesCompare."
The
Telegraph
.TelegraphMediaGroup.
15Sep2015,
Web.14Nov.2015.
Thiswebsitehelpedustoknowthearmynumberdifference.NorthKoreahasmore
advantgeduringthewarbecausetheyhavemorearmy.OnlythingthatSouthKorea
couldwinagainstNorthKoreaisaircraft.Thissitehelpedusexplainwhythe
provocativebehaviorsofNortharesothreatening.

"Factbox:TheBattlesoftheKoreanWestSea."Reuters.ThomsonReuters,29Nov.
2010.Web.14Nov.2015
ThissourcehelpedmetoknowthebattlebetweenNorthandSouthKorea.Many
peoplebelievethatNorthKoreawasatfaultbutSouthKoreaisatfaulttoo.Thebattle
wouldnthappenifNorthKoreadidntcrosstheborderlineofSouthKoreaorSouth
KoreaattacktheNorthKorean.Thissitehelpedusexplaintheprovocativebehaviors
ofNorthKorea.

Lankov,Andrei,ThedreamofaKoreanunificationAljazeera15Nov.2014.Web.
16.Nov.2015
ThissourceisusefultorealizetheextentofrarityofNorthandSouthKoreasgetting
unified.Thereareproblemsthataresovitalandfatalthatduetothem,reunificationis
hesitated.Forinstance,thegreatincomegapbetweentwoKoreaisgreaterthanthatof
twoGermanyinthepastwhentheywerestilldividedintoWestGermanyandEast
Germany.ThissourcewasusedtoexplainthatdespitethesehardshipsSouthKoreans
wishforreunification.

"NorthKoreaProfileTimelineBBCNews."BBCNews.
BritishBroadcastingCompany,
15Sep2015
Web.15Nov.2015.
ThiswebsitehelpedusgetanoverviewofthewhatcausedtheKoreanWar.Fromthis
source,itshowedwhoseresponsibilitytheKoreanWarwas.Thereasonwhythe
KoreanWarbeganwasbecauseSouthKoreadeclaredtheirindependencebutNorth
KoreaopposedtotheindependenceofSouthKoreaandbecameextremelyangry.
ThiswebsitewasusedtounderstandtheconflictsoftwoKoreasandtheirdifferent
ideals.

Kim,SungWoo."TheStudyontheNorthKorea'sProvocation."
:
.May.
2014.Web.9Dec.2015.
ThiswebsiteexplainshowandwhyNorthKoreahasbeenprovokingSouthKoreauntil
nowandhowSouthKoreahashandledthecrisissofar.Ithelpedustounderstandthat

therearesignificantcharacteristicsofNorthKoreasprovokingmanner.Forinstance,
everytimeNorthKoreacausesincident,theytrytoconcealthefactandblameSouth
Koreaasifitwastheiractofmanipulation.Thiswasusedtoexplaintheprovocative
behaviorsofNorthKorea.

"ParallelEconomies."
TheEconomist
.TheEconomistNewspaper,2011.Web.1Dec.2015.
Thiswebsitehelpedusunderstandthedifficultiesofreunificationsincebothcountryhas
differenteconomicanddifferentculture.Thissitewasusedtoexplainthedifficultiesin
reunificationandtheobstaclestoovercomeinthefuturewhenbothcountriesunite.

PBS
.PBS,n.d.Web.01Dec.2015.
ThissitehelpedusgetinformationabouthowtheKoreanWarstartedandended,step
bystep.ItalsotellswhatcausedtheKoreanWar.ThebordertellsusthatKoreawas
dividedintotwoseparatecountries,NorthandSouthKorea.Weusedthissitetoget
anundertandingofhowKoreawasseperatedandwhyreunionisneccecary.

"SouthKoreavs.NorthKorea."CountryComparison.Indexmundi.IndexMundi
,n.d.
Web.
15Nov.2015.
ThiswebsitehelpedmetounderstandthepoliticalsystemsofNorthandSouthKorea.
AfterWorldWarII,thepoliticalsystemsofNorthandSouthwerealsoseperatedand
distinguished.ThegovernmentofNorthKoreawaspropelledbycommunismviews
whilethegovernmentofSouthKoreawaspropelledbycapitalism.Weusedthissite

toexplainthedifferencesandhardshipsofreunificationthatcomesfrompolitical
matters.

"WarinTheKoreanWar."Shmoop.com.ShmoopUniversity,Inc.,11Nov.2008.
Web.15Nov.2015.
ThiswebsitehelpedmetounderstandwhatresultedfromtheKoreanWar.Asweall
knowandcanviewitonaworldmap,Koreawassplitintotwoseperatecountries.
ThissourcealsotellsthereasonofwhytheKoreanWarwastriggered.Weusedthis
informationtounderstandprovocativebehaviorsofthetwoKoreasinthepast.

Writer,Staff."2015NorthKoreaMilitaryStrength."
NorthKoreaMilitaryStrength
.5Dec.
2015.Web.01Dec.2015.
ThissitehelpedusseethedifferentmilitaryaspectsofNorthKoreaincluding
manpower,landsystems,airpower,navalpower,etc.NorthKoreahasweakair
powerbuthavestronglandsystem.Thisevidenceisusedtogetabetter
understandingofthedifferentaspectsofNorthKoreanmilitarypower.

Writer,Staff."2015SouthKoreaMilitaryStrength."
SouthKoreaMilitaryStrength
.12Dec.
2015.Web.1Dec.2015.
ThissourcehelpedusunderstandthedifferentmilitarystrengthofSouthKorea.
ComparetoNorthKorea,Southhasoklandmilitarybuthasgoodairforcemilitary.
Thiswebsitewasimportantbecauseitshowsthedifferentland,water,andairforce
military.WeusedittogetanideaofhowthetwoKoreascompare.