Look carefully at the two paintings. How would you describe them? How many family members did this artist ‘lose' either because of the family being split as a result of the division of the country into the North and South Korea, or because of war casualties?
Do some library or Internet research to find out more about the Korean War: why it happened, who was involved, what the losses were, what the outcomes were and why Korea remains divided.
Visit http://www.korean - war.com to find out more about the involvement of people from forces from many parts of the world.
Do an Internet search for an image of the 38th parallel at Panmunjon. Draw your own sketch of this scene, and complete further Internet research to allow you to label all the buildings and explain the activities of the soldiers in this area.
Visit http://www.awm.gov.au > http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/online.htm to see and hear about Australia's involvement in the Korean War in an Australian War Memorial display. Go to http://www.kmike.com/oz/album.htm to see photos and read the memories of Australians involved in the Korean War. Why was Australia involved in the war? How many Australians were involved? Why were conditions so tough for these Australians?
In the rollovers for this image, there is discussion of the ‘Sunshine Policy'. What is this policy, and why do you think it is so important for many Korean people that their country is reunified in the future?
One positive feature of current moves to reunification is that there are more and more reunions of families divided since the Korean War. If you visit the DMZ you can see an imposing building that has been built as a place for families to meet. Visit ‘Koreas agree to family reunions' at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1549678.stm to read the story of Korean people's joy when these reunions first started.
