The two Koreas.Dear Teacher In this issue of JS we introduce students to 14-year-old Choi Soo-hyang (cha-way sue-he-ong), a North Korean teen, and Lee Yungoo (yoon-goo), 15, who lives with his family in Seoul. Soo-hyang's extended family of 21 fled North Korea last August in a small fishing boat. Since January 2002, when President Bush referred to North Korea as part of "an axis of evil" in his State of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the , much attention has been focused on the impoverished country and its apparent development of nuclear weapons. We hope that our article and News Map poster will provide you with valuable classroom materials about the Korean Peninsula and U.S. involvement there. Our American History article about the Battle of the Little Bighorn Little Bighorn, river, c.90 mi (145 km) long, rising in the Bighorn Mts., N Wyo., and flowing north to join the Bighorn River in S Mont. On June 25–26, 1876, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors defeated the forces of Col. George Custer in the Little Bighorn valley. , one of the most decisive struggles of the Indian Wars Indian wars, in American history, general term referring to the series of conflicts between Europeans and their descendants and the indigenous peoples of North America. , is followed by a look at life on the Pine Ridge Pine Ridge is the name of several places in the United States and Canada, including:
As we went to press, the U.S. and Britain were continuing their negotiations about an attack on Iraq with members of the UN Security Council. In the event of war, you can count on JS to bring you comprehensive coverage geared especially for your students. Suzanne McCabe, Editor Smccabe@scholastic.com |
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