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The Korean Peninsula in [[East Asia]] is currently split into [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] because of the issue of communism. Korea was annexed by Japan in 1910. The United States and 15 other countries came to the aid of [[South Korea]] during the Korean War, after the North's unprovoked invasion.

The Korean Peninsula in [[East Asia]] is currently split into [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] because of the issue of [[communism]]. Korea was annexed by [[Japan]] in 1910. The United States and 15 other countries came to the aid of [[South Korea]] during the [[Korean War]], after the North's unprovoked invasion.

==Language and Writing==

==Language and Writing==

==Current status==

==Current status==

The [[Korean War]] (1950-53) devastated the South, but it bounced back to become one of the four [[Asian Tigers]]. North Korea is an impoverished [[communist]] [[totalitarian]] regime.

The [[Korean War]] (1950-53) devastated the South, but it bounced back to become one of the four [[Asian Tigers]]. North Korea is an impoverished [[communist]] [[totalitarian]] regime that has made military strides at the cost of being able to feed its own people.

==Korean Airlines==

==Korean Airlines==

The national air carrier of the State is Korean Airlines. The most famous incident involving the airlines is the shooting down by the Soviets of [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] just west of the Soviet Sakhalin Island in 1983. Among the 269 people on board this flight was a sitting conservative congressman (Democratic) from the state of [[Georgia]], [[Larry McDonald]], a younger cousin of General [[George Patton]]. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was scheduled to also be aboard KAL 007 but was spared by boarding the sister flight for the trip from the U.S.to Korea, KAL 015. Both McDonald and Helms, with other congressmen, were on their way to Korea to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defence Treaty.  

The national air carrier of the State is Korean Airlines. The most famous incident involving the airlines is the shooting down by the Soviets of [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] just west of the Soviet Sakhalin Island in 1983. Among the 269 people on board this flight was a sitting conservative congressman (Democratic) from the state of [[Georgia]], [[Larry McDonald]], a younger cousin of General [[George Patton]]. Senator [[Jesse Helms]] was scheduled to also be aboard KAL 007 but was spared by boarding the sister flight for the trip from the U.S.to Korea, KAL 015. Both McDonald and Helms, with other congressmen, were on their way to Korea to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Mutual Defence Treaty.  

== References ==

== References ==

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[[Category:Korea]]

[[Category:Korea]]