North Korea Conflict Discussion assignment

This assignment worked well at the beginning of my U.S. History class this year.

North Korea Nuclear Missile Crisis

Each team will make slides that answers your teams questions. After the team completes the slides, your team will give a brief presentation using the slides to inform the class about your topic. Each group should cover each question with the answers clearly so the class understands the topic you are presenting. (Remember to bring your textbook, IPAD
Team 1 –North Korea
1.  Where is North Korea? (Show location-a map)
2. Who is the leader of North Korea? (Include a picture of the leader.)
3. What is North Korea’s relationship with the United States and her allies? Explain.
4. Why did Kim Jong Un vow to retaliate “thousands of times” against Washington for new U.N. sanctions and North Korea was “examining” a strike on American forces on the Pacific Island of Guam?
5. Why is North Korea building ICBM’s and developing nuclear capacity? Who is their target? Explain.
Team 2-South Korea

1. Where is South Korea? (Show location-a map)
2. Who is the leader of South Korea? (Include a picture of the leader.)
3. What is South Korea’s relationship with the United States? Explain.
4. What is the DMZ? Discuss the importance of United Nations troops that are stationed there.
5. How are South Korea and United Nation troops responding to North Korea’s threats?

Team 3-United States

1. Where are the United States and Guam located in relationship to North Korea? (Show locations-a map)
2. How are the United States and the United Nations responding to North Korea ICBM tests? Explain what an ICBM missile is and why it is so important strategically.
3. What is the United States policy regarding North Korea becoming a nuclear power? Explain.
4. How did President Trump respond to the vow of North Korea to retaliate “thousands of times” against Washington for new U.N. sanctions and North Korea was “examining” a strike on American forces on the Pacific Island of Guam?
5. What are the United Nations sanctions against North Korea and what does the U.N. want North Korea to do? (Include the work of Nikki Haley to provide a unified United Nations front against North Korea so they stop their testing program.)

Team 4-Guam

1. Where is Guam located? (Show location-a map)
2. Who is the leader of Guam and who controls this area? (Show a picture of the leader.)
3. What is Guam’s relationship to the United States? Explain.
4. How is Guam reacting to North Korea’s threat? Explain.
5. What does 14 minutes mean to people living on the island of Guam?

Team 5-Japan

1. Where is Japan located? (Show location-a map)
2. Who is the leader of Japan? (Show a picture of the leader)
3. What is Japan’s relationship to the United States? Explain.
4. How is Japan reacting to North Korea threats to the region? Explain.
5. What is Japan doing to prepare for the possible ICBM threat?

Team 6-China

1. Where is China located? (Show location-a map)
2. Who is the leader of China? (Show a picture of the leader)
3. What is China’s relationship with North Korea? Explain.
4. What is China’s relationship with the United States? Explain.
5. How is China reacting to North Korea threats to the region? Explain.
6. Why is China so important diplomatically in this current crisis in the Pacific? (Explain)

Quiz Questions:

1.  Completely discuss the question-Should North Korea be allowed to have nuclear weapons? (support your answer with examples and evidence)

2.  Completely discuss the question-North Korea is examining a strike on American forces on the Pacific Island of Guam, how should the United States respond to that threat? (support your answer with examples and evidence)

3.  Completely discuss the question-The United Nations have unanimously sanctioned North Korea, what else should the United Nations do to contain North Korea? (support your examples and evidence.)