Season 16, Episode 11: A Peninsula Divided (Korea, 1945-1975)
The official flag of the People’s Republic of Korea, a provisional government whose existence was undermined by the United States and Soviet Union in late 1945. Source: Public Domain
A black-and-white photograph featuring Lyuh Woon-Hyung, one of the primary leaders of the People’s Republic of Korea. Source: www.mongyang.org, GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
A black and white official photograph of Kim Il Sung, who became the dictator of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and whose descendants rule that some nation today. Source: Public Domain
A black and white photograph of Syngman Rhee, who became the president of the Republic of Korea in 1948. Source: Public Domain
A black and white photograph featuring a column of Chinese soldiers crossing the Yalu River as part of the People’s Volunteer Army to assist the North Korean military in the ongoing war. Source: Public Domain
A black and white photograph of a column of US Marines marching south en masse after breaking out from where they had been besieged at Chosin Reservoir. Source: Public Domain
A black and white photograph of the aftermath of US and South Korean forces retaking Seoul. Those marching with their hands raised are North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war. Source:Public Domain
A black and white photograph of Kim Il Sung signing the armistice agreement that brought the Korean War to an end, thought it remains an unresolved diplomatic issue to this day. Source: Public Domain
A black and white photograph of Pak Chung-Hee who dominated South Korean politics through military dictatorship throughout the 60s and 70s. Source: Public Domain
