CS 12.3 NK 'Switched Off'

Question 1

What ideology do NK follow and what is it (2)

Answer 1

• Juche ideology
• Self reliance

Question 2

What does North Korea prohibit (4)

Answer 2

• Free speech
• Amnesty International suggest hundreds of thousands of people
• Have been put in prison and labour camps
• Because they have disagreed with the government

Question 3

What is NK internet service called and what does it do (4)

Answer 3

• Kwangmyong
• Censors foreign information
• Furthermore, all TVs and radios are tuned to state channels
• People caught listening to foreign broadcasts face harsh punishments

Question 4

Military & Globalisation (3)

Answer 4

• Songon (military first politics)
• 9.5 million active reserves for army
• Focus on military has blocked economic development

Question 5

Evidence to suggest North Korea may be becoming more ‘Switched On’ (4)

Answer 5

• South Korean and North Korean athletes came together
• During the opening and closing ceremonies
• Of the 2018 Winter Olympics
• Trump and Kim Jong Un have held talks