The Evolution of Government and Politics: North and South Korea provides an opportunity to explore the government and political structures of North and South Korea and how the nations' governments evolved and changed through history. This book discusses issues such the Korean War, political philosophies, debt, poverty, weath, communism, socialism, constitutional changes, and other historical events. The young reader is encouraged to analyze past events and draw conclusions about how outside factors modified North and South Korea's political systems and world influence. The North and South Korea title has been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.