Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives November 2006 No. 8 Vol. 4
North Korea Profile

The North Korean Nuclear Test

The Security Council Responds to the Crisis

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North Korea Profile

History and Current Policies and Characteristics

Throughout its history, Korea has been invaded, influenced, and fought over by its larger neighbors. Korea was under Mongolian occupation from 1231 until the early fourteenth century. The unifier of Japan, Hideyoshi, launched major invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597. When Western powers focused “gunboat diplomacy on Korea in the mid-nineteenth century, Korea’s rulers adopted a closed-door policy, earning Korea the title of “Hermit Kingdom.             Thoughthe Choson dynasty recognized China’shegemony in East Asia, Korea was independent until thelate nineteenth century. At that time, Chinasought to block growing Japanese influence on the Korean Peninsulaand Russian pressure for commercial gains…

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