![]() ![]() It’s called the Conventions on the Rights of the Child! the right to food, clothing and a safe place to live.the right to practice your own culture,.Did you know that every person in the world has rights, including kids? You have rights like: You also have to consider people’s rights. It is important to cooperate, listen to others, and show respect. While the Korean War Armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, it is still not quite peaceful, and people there are still worried about war. Unfortunately, 516 Canadians died in service during the Korean War and, sadly, never saw their families again. After three years of fighting, many soldiers did return home to their loved ones in Canada. Many soldiers had families back at home that were anxiously waiting for their return. They had heavy packs! It wasn’t easy on the home front back in Canada. A soldier’s kit also contained a water bottle and food rations for 24 hours, socks and a sweater. And they had a lot of equipment! A Canadian infantryman carried 100 rounds of ammunition (that would be like carrying around a very heavy shoe box!), three grenades and a shovel. It was hard to carry their equipment up and down those mountains. Soldiers also had to deal with the difficult Korean mountainous terrain. In the winter they had extremely cold temperatures, much like a Canadian winter. They spent nights in trenches filled with water and boots covered in mud. In the summer, they experienced very hot temperatures and sometimes torrential rainfalls called monsoons. ![]() They lived outdoors much of the time and the weather was severe. Life was difficult for Canadian soldiers as well. Photo: JACK DE LORME, GLENBOW MUSEUM-NA-5600-6082b Pickering of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) is reunited with his wife and child after serving a year in Korea, June 1953. North and South Koreas remain divided to this day. North Korea chose a different type of government called a dictatorship. South Koreans were able to keep their own culture and their freedoms. It ended with an agreement called an armistice, which meant that both sides would stop firing their guns, but that didn’t officially end the war. The war was hard and fighting continued for almost three years. They believed that these rights were in danger when North Korea invaded South Korea, and they believed that these rights were worth fighting for. The Canadians who went to fight believed that all Koreans had the right to live in peace and freedom. The Canadian government reacted quickly and sent soldiers on ships to Korea to help the South Koreans. On the morning of June 25, 1950, the Land of the Morning Calm was shattered by the sounds of bombs exploding. This is not an actual physical barrier like a fence or a wall, but it is a line of latitude dividing the two countries (see the dotted line on the map). They “divided” the land along what is called the 38 th Parallel. By 1948, neither side was willing to cooperate with the other, and North and South Korea ended up having two different types of government. The Soviet Union and the United States did not agree on how the two Koreas should be governed. ![]() The United States’ military was in South Korea (shown in green on the map). North Korea (shown in red on the map) was controlled by a country called the Soviet Union (now known as Russia). In fact, maintaining peace still takes a lot of work.Īt the end of the Second World War, Korea was divided in two. While the landscape of Korea is beautiful and calm, the people living there have not always known peace. ![]()
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