K-12 TLC Guide to Korea

Click for Pyongyang Sunan, North Korea Forecast

Click for Seoul City, South Korea Forecast

Korea

Capes and Peninsulas: K-12 TLC Guide.

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State.

North Korea.
South Korea.

BBC.

North Korea.
South Korea.

The Big Eye.

North Korea.
South Korea.

CIA World Factbook:

North Korea.
South Korea.

Columbus World Travel Guide.

North Korea.
South Korea.

CountryReports.org.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Country Studies, Library of Congress.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Cultural Profiles Project, Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Escape Artist.
Fact Monster.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Geographic.org.

North Korea:
South Korea:

Governments on the WWW.

North Korea.
South Korea.

The Hague International Model United Nations.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Journey to Asia, Korean History Project.
Local Time Information, time and date.com.
Lonely Planet.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Nuclear Reactors in Korea, International Nuclear Safety Center.
Reuters Foundation.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Seoul Focus.
Travel Information and Advisory Report, Canadian Government.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Travel.com.

South Korea.

The United Nations.

North Korea.
South Korea.

The World Bank.
World Travel Directory.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Yahoo!

North Korea.
South Korea.

Korea

Artists & Architects: K-12 TLC Guide & Architects.

Korea

Authors & Illustrators: K-12 TLC Guide.
Poetry: K-12 TLC Guide.

Kim, Helen:
- Amazon.com.
- The Long Season of Rain: K-12 TLC Guide.
Soentpiet, Chris: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Explorers, Pioneers and Astronauts Section

World History: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Business & Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Composers: K-12 TLC Guide.
Opera: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Mathematicians, Scientists and Inventors Section

Korea

War: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Crime: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Korea

Politics: K-12 TLC Guide.
World Government: K-12 TLC Guide.

Chosun Dynasty:

The Kite Fighters: K-12 TLC Guide.

Britannica:

The Age of Confucianism: Yi-dynasty Korea.
Yi Dynasty.

Korea.net:

Early Joseon Period.
Late Joseon Period.

Korean Cultural Heritage Administration:

Annals of the Joseon Dynasty.
Proper Sound to Instruct the People.
Seungjeongwon Ilgi.

Early Joseon Dynasty.
Late Joseon Dynasty.

UNESCO:

Dae-jung, Kim: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jong Il, Kim (b. Feb 16, 1942 (some sources: Feb 15) - d. Dec 17, 2011):

Obituaries:

Jong Un, Kim:

Deutsche Welle:

Kim Jong Un Becomes North Korea's New 'Supreme Leader'.

National Public Radio:

10/10/2010: North Korea Greets Its Next Leader.

Korea

Sports: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea

Business and Economics: K-12 TLC Guide.

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State:
- North Korea:
- South Korea:
CountryReports.org.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Currencies of the World, University of British Columbia.
Currency/Exchange Rate Converter:
- Universal Currency Converter.
Economy:
- CIA Factbook:
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- Geographic.org:
- The World Bank.
Economy, Business and Real Estate in Korea, Escapeartist.com.
The Internationalist.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Korea Herald.
Money & Costs, Lonely Planet.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Transportation:
- CIA World Fact Book:
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- Geographic.org.
Yahoo!

North Korea.
South Korea.

Korea

Global Gazetteer.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Yahoo!
- North Korea:
- South Korea:

Korea

Weather & Meteorology: K-12 TLC Guide.

The National Weather Service.
Weather Underground.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Yahoo!

North Korea.
South Korea.

Korea

Education, Libraries and Museums Section

Education: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ministry of Education, South Korea

Education in Korea, Escapeartist.com.
Yahoo!

Libraries: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Library of South Korea.

Museums: K-12 TLC Guide.

Ho-Am Art Museum.

Korea

Geography

Capes and Peninsulas: K-12 TLC Guide.

CIA World Factbook:

North Korea.
South Korea.

Country Studies:

North Korea.
South Korea.

Geographic.org.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Library of Congress:

North Korea.
South Korea.

Korea

Government of North Korea.
Government of South Korea.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

United States Embassy in South Korea.
Embassy of South Korea in Washington D.C..

Amnesty International.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Constitutional Framework, University of Wuerzburg.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Election Resources on the Internet.
Elections around the World.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Flags:
- Flags of all Countries.
- Flags of the World.
Government:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- CountryReports.org.
- Federation of American Scientists.
- Geographic.org.
- Governments on the WWW.
- Official Government Websites, Keele University.
Human Rights Watch.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Legal Resources, South Korea, The ChanRobles Group.
Military/Defense:
- CIA World Fact Book:
- Geographic.org.
National Anthem:
- National Anthems of the World, Geocities.
National Public Radio (audio):
- 04/12/00: Election Politics: 4/12/00 (3:41).
- 10/10/00: North Tensions Ease with U.S. (3:30).
- Madeline Albright to Visit North Korea:
  - 10/12/00: Initial Report (3:30).
  - 10/20/00: Implications (5:30).
  - 10/22/00: Preview (4:00).
  - 11/07/00: Preview (4:30).
- 11/07/00: North Korea's Thaw (4:30).
- 01/18/01: Kim Jong-Il Visits China (4:00).
Political Leaders of Korea, The Z�rate's Political Collections.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Politics:
- Political Resources on the Net
Special Report, The Guardian.
State of Freedom Country Ratings, Freedom House.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Transnational Issues:
- CIA World Fact Book:
- Geographic.org.
U.S. Department of State:
- North Korea:
- South Korea:
World Governments, Hieros Gamos.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Yahoo!

North Korea.
South Korea.

04/19/1960: South Korean Students Protest the Corrupt and Authoritarian Government of President Syngman Rhee, UCLA.

Korea

Reconciliation

Kim Dae-Jung Awarded 2000 Nobel Peace Prize:
- The Nobel Foundation.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - Report #1 (3:42).
  - Report #2 (4:00).
  - Report #3 (4:30).
National Public Radio (audio):
- North-South Summit:
  - 04/10/00: Morning Edition: (4:24).
  - 04/10/00: All Things Considered: (6:13).
  - 04/10/00: The History of Two Koreas (2:30).
  - 06/08/00: South Koreans to Visit North (7:10).
  - 06/09/00: Families Hope for Results (4:30).
  - 6/11/00: Summit Previews:
    - Morning Edition Sunday (5:20).
    - Weekend All Things Considered (4:30).
  - 06/12/00: Summit Postponed One Day (2:42).
- 08/15/00: Family Reunions (3:40).
- 08/17/00: The Emotions of Reunion (5:30).
- 08/27/00: Korean-Americans & Reunification (8:45).
- 09/06/00: North Koreans Upset with U.S. (3:30).
- 09/12/00: Reconciliation and U.S. Troops (4:35).
- 09/15/00: Olympic Teams March in Together (4:05).
- 11/28/00: U.S. Troops in South Korea (7:28).

Korea

Korean War: K-12 TLC Guide.
Reconciliation: K-12 TLC Guide.

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.
World History: K-12 TLC Guide:
- Asia.
- Pacific Rim.
09/01/1983: Korean Airliner Shot Down by Soviet Fighter Jet:

BBC.
History Channel.

Arts and Culture in Korea, Escape Artist.
Country Studies, Library of Congress.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Global Gourmet.
The History Channel:
- 08/21/1969: Nixon Meets South Korean President Hee in San Francisco.
- 04/20/1978: Korean Air Lines Jet Is Forced Down over the Soviet Union.
- 09/01/1983: Korean Airlines 747 Shot Down by Soviet Fighter Jet.
Korea Herald.
Language:
- 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters.
- Babel Fish Translator, AltaVista.
- Ethnologue.
- InfoPlease.
- Korean for Travelers, Travlang.
- yourDictionary.com.
Lonely Planet:
- North Korea:
- South Korea:
National Public Radio:
- 10/10/2010: North Korea Greets Its Next Leader.
- Awareness of Outside World Growing in North Korea.
- The History of Two Koreas (audio: 2:30).
- Kimchi: The National Dish of Korea.
- Ling Sisters Recount Laura's Capture In North Korea.
- Nixon Considered Nuclear Option Against N. Korea.
- North. Korea Seen through Defectors' Eyes.
- School Offers Life Lessons to North Korean Defectors.
On-This-Day:
- 1910 (08/22): Japan Annexes Korea.
People:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
Quaboag Regional High School:
- Growth of Agricultural And Commercial Civilizations.
- The Age of Revolutionary Change.
- The World from 1945 to the Present.
The WWW Virtual Library, University of Kansas.
Yahoo!
- North Korea:
- South Korea:

Korea

Holidays, Celebrations and Commemorations

Calendar: K-12 TLC Guides.

Columbus World Travel Guide.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Earth Calendar.

Korea

Korean War

MacArthur, Douglas: K-12 TLC Guide.

12/05/1950:
- Chinese Forces Push U.N. Troops Out of the North Korean Capital of Pyongyang, BBC.
12/16/1950: Truman Declares State of Emergency: K-12 TLC Guide.

01/04/1951:
- North Korean and Communist Chinese Forces Capture the City of Seoul, BBC.
09/06/1952: Benito Martinez' Heroism Earns the Congressional Medal of Honor, Texas State Historical Association.

07/27/1953: Cease Fire:

HistoryLink.
Wisconsin Historical Society.

2nd Infantry Division, Korean War Veterans Alliance.
50th Anniversary of the Korean War: 1950-1953.
African American Warriors.
Canadian Heritage Gallery.
Eisenhower Library.
Examining the Korean War, Pacific University.
Faces of Sacrifice, The White House.
Fort Riley, KS: K-12 TLC Guide.
Historical Korean War Documents.
Military.com:
- Proud Survivor of the 'Chosin' Few.
- Reluctant Dragons and Red Conspiracies.
- Turkish Brigade's Baptism of Fire.
Korean Conflict Casualties,
National Archives and Records Administration:

Alphabetically by Last Name.
Home of Record.

The Korean War, U.S. Geological Survey.
Korea +50: No Longer Forgotten,
Harry S. Truman Library and Dwight D. Eisenhower Library.
Korean War - 1950-53, University of San Diego.
Korean War Casualty Database.
Korean War Dead, American Battle Monuments Commission.
Korean War Project.
Korean War Veterans Memorial.
National Public Radio:
- 50th Anniversary (audio: 6:00).
- Documents Show U.S. Blindsided by Korean War.
- The History of Two Koreas (audio: 2:30).
- Holocaust Survivor Receives Medal of Honor.
- No Gun Ri Civilian Massacre:
  - Report #1 (audio: 2:00).
  - Report #2 (audio).
  - Report #3 (audio: 4:30).
  - Accuracy of Claims Challenged (audio: 5:23).
- Political Executions in South Korea (audio: 4:00).
- Remains of 15 U.S. Soldier Returned (audio: 4:00).
Recall of General Douglas MacArthur (1951), U.S. Secretary of State.
A Separate Peace: K-12 TLC Guide.
United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The US Army in the Korean War, United States Army Insignia Homepage.

Wisconsin Historical Society.

A Vet Remembers: Jim's Korean War Page.
Wars of the 20th Century, Middle School Cybrary.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/10/1951: Truman Removes MacArthur of His Command in Korea.

11/10: War Memorials.
11/11: Veterans Day.

Korea

Maps: K-12 TLC Guide.

AskAsia:
- Korean Peninsula Locator Map (Political Map) 1999.
- South/North Korea (Political Map) 1999.
InfoPlease.
Maps of Korea, EmbassyWorld.com.
National Geographic Society:
- North Korea.
- South Korea.
University of Texas.

Historical Maps of Asia.

Korea

Media: K-12 TLC Guide.

Korea Herald.
Korean Central News Agency.

Communications:
- CIA World Fact Book:
- Geographic.org.
Media in Korea, Escapeartist.com.
World News:
- BBC World Service.
- CNN.com, World News.
- International Herald Tribune.
- Manchester Guardian Weekly.
- WorldNews.com.
- Yahoo News.
Yahoo!

North Korea
South Korea

Korea

Ministry of the Environment, South Korea.

Official Tourism Sites.

North Korea.
South Korea.

Smithsonian Magazine:

Rare Cranes Thrive in Demilitarized Zone Between North and South Korea.

Korea

Timelines & Chronologies: K-12 TLC Guide

1969
Aug 21	Nixon Meets South Korean President Hee in San Francisco

Korea

Young Adult::
- The Kite Fighters, Linda Sue Park.
- The Long Season of Rain, Helen Kim:
  - Amazon.com.
Adult::
- Somewhere Inside, Laura Ling & Lisa Ling, National Public Radio.
- Two Koreas: A Contemporary History, Don Oberdorfer:
  - Amazon.com.
  - National Public Radio: 10/13/00 (audio: 4:00).

Korea

Grades 5-6:
- Explore Pacific Rim Countries,
  5-6 Multi-Age Team,
  Alexander Graham Bell Elementary, WA.
Grade 10:
- A Separate Peace and the Five American Wars of the 20th Century,
  Kathy Nimmer, Harrison High School, Tippecanoe School Corporation, IN.
Other:
- AskAsia.
- The Library-in-the-Sky Teacher Resources,
  The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
- Mr. Donn's.

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This guide last edited 12/31/2011
This guide last revised 02/19/2009