The Catalyst to the Korean War It is often thought of‚ as the “Forgotten War”‚ the Korean War took place between the years 1950-1953. Korea was a frequently fought-over peninsula in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Korea was dominated by China as a tributary nation for centuries‚ fought over by China and Japan in the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and fought over again by Japan and Russia in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)‚ both wanting it for colonization. It was annexed
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in K-pop? South Korean Popular Music‚ the Culture Industry‚ and National Identity John Lie* In the early 2010’s‚ the expansion of South Korean popular culture around the world is led by popular music‚ usually known as Kpop. In this paper I seek to answer two questions. First‚ what are the sources of its success beyond the South Korean national border? Secondly‚ what does it say about contemporary South Korean society and culture? Key Words: K-pop‚ Korean Wave‚ Hallyu‚ South Korean Popular Culture
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think the Soviets were responsible for the North Korean attack in June 1950? • Stalin encouraged the North Korean president (Kim Il Sung) to invade South Korea in order to create a Korea that was led by him • The Soviets were in charge of Manchuria and the area around North Korea • Koreans were miserably treated by the Japanese during the Japanese invasion; the Koreans were made to work — by force • Japanese thought they were superior to the Koreans • When Mao came to power in China‚ the Americans
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Consequences of the Korean War * The Korean War never ended‚ and they are still under an armistice to this day. The Korean War is technically not over; all that’s keeping the two sides from going to war again is a cease-fire agreement. * The Korean War brought the US and Russia further apart‚ and the fear of communism would later lead the US to throw itself into Vietnam‚ to avoid another North Korea. * It also brought China into conflict with the US‚ bringing bad feelings between the
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History influences the ethnic nationalism in Korea as well as the nature of the dynamic self-perception of the Korean people. Ethnic nationalism is defined as the combination of ethnicity and race due to historical circumstances. The self-perception of Koreans‚ a form of orientalism‚ derives from a form of ethnic nationalism and takes shape in the form of competitiveness amongst other nations. Although many critics argue that the stigma of ethnic nationalism may bring about a generalization of a
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“Seoul-ja” Boy The end of WW2 had divided Korea into two sides‚ a communist northern half and an American occupied south half. July 31st‚ 1953 Immediately following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and after the surrender of Japan in 1945‚ Soviet troops poured into Korea. Appalled by this‚ the US responded by also moving troops into Korea to prevent the Soviets from gaining another Satellite state. The line that would separate the Soviet controlled sector from the American controlled sector
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JOM KITA SAMA- SAMA BELAJAR BASIC WORD BAHASA KOREA :) SAYA SEARCH JE NI .. DAPAT BLAJA SIKIT2 DULU PUN TAK PE LAH WEEE WEE :) OPPA = A TERM OF AFFECTION FROM A YOUNGER GIRL TO AN OLDER MALE. IT LITERALLY MEANS ’BIG BROTHER‚’ BUT IT’S COMMONLY USED BY A YOUNGER FEMALE TO AN OLDER MALE WITH WHOM SHE HAS SOME CONNECTION. BOGO-SHIPO = LIT: I WANT TO SEE YOU‚ BUT IT TRANSLATES AS ’I MISS YOU.’ BAL DDAK KO JAM I NA JA = THAT MEANS ’YOU’RE NOT ENOUGH TO DRIVE. GO HOME AND JUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR
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The Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war since October 1951 because it happened soon after Second World War and to most people it was the result of that war. Moreover‚ it did not bring with it the same type of rationing and full mobilization as the World War II. As such‚ the Americans turned back to their lives thus ignoring the conflict in Korea. Further‚ the stalemate that resulted from Chinese entrance into the war made few people to think or read about Korea. There was a noticeable
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Korean War Timeline (1950-1953) Date Venue Description March‚ 1950 Stalin agrees to invade North Korea Kim Il Sung ask permission to invade North Korea to Stalin. Stalin approves the permission. Stalin believe that US take part in Korea. June 25‚ 1950 North Korea invades South Korea North Korea get permission from Russia to invade South Korea. North Korea continues to invade until the capital city‚ Seoul. North Korea doesn’t have strong army June 25‚ 1950 President of North Korea executes 100‚000
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North Korea in Japanese is written as “朝鮮民主主義人民共和国”. Japanese people generally use this name when they refer to North Korea‚ but this name is really controversial because of the meaning of the Chinese characteristics “民主主義 (min-shu-shu-gi)”. “民主主義” means democracy in Japanese. To begin with‚ what principle does North Korea try to achieve? Generally‚ people seem to have one conventional wisdom that North Korea has only authoritarianism‚ which means favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority
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