On November 20, 2017, President Trump declared North Korea to be a sponsor of terrorism, placing North Korean on the list of state sponsors to terrorism shortly after being removed by President George W. Bush in 2008. With the United States' Treasury Department set to impose sanctions on North Korea on Tuesday, this symbolic act by the president is the latest demonstration of the increased tensions between North Korea and the United States over North Korea’s nuclear program. The sanctions outlined by section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance act will, therefore, isolate the North Korean state both diplomatically and economically. As a result, President …show more content…
Following the end of World War II, extreme political and economic differences increased tensions between the Soviet Union and the United. Determined to maintain control of eastern Europe to safeguard against any possible renewed threat from Germany, the Soviet Union immediately sought to spread communism worldwide, creating communist regimes in eastern Europe as a preventative measure. At the same time, the United States was intent on spreading democracy to prevent the rise of any future dictators, creating programs such as the Marshall Plan to provide U.S. aid to countries under American influence. These differences in ideologies eventually formed what is now known as the Cold War from 1945 - 1953, where Soviet Union and United State tensions emerged over political and economic differences. Included in these tensions was the Korean War of 1950, where the Soviet-supported communist government of North Korea invaded U.S.-supported South Korea, eventually becoming a battle between two opposing powers. While the war ended in a 1953 armistice agreement between the North Korean and United States governments, the implementation of this temporary cease-fire agreement created a strained political relationship between the United States and North Korea that has since