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    After Japanese surrender in 1945 that ended WWII, the Allies agreed to temporarily divide Korea into Republic of Korea (ROK) and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the right of ROK occupation given to the U.S. and DPRK to the Soviet Union. The two great power had significant political influence on the countries they occupied. In August 1948, ROK’s leader Syngman Rhee and DPRK’s leader Kim Il Sung proclaimed to each have its own sole government. DPRK invaded ROK in 1950 starting the

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    When you have argument with people it usually over something. There are two parts of Korea , North and South Korea. The two divisions are settled on the 38th parallel. North Korea also know as Democratic People's Republic of Korea had numerous amounts of weapons from both the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party. had sent a guerrilla and other subversive tactics against South Korea, The Republic of Korea, trying to take control of the South to have control of the whole peninsula. The official

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    North Korea: Culture and Considerations

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    North Korea: Culture and Considerations The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, is the nation occupying the northern half of the Korean peninsula. North Korea is a young state, and little is known about the nation in the United States, or in the world. So little in fact, that most Western Media depicts North Korea with negative connotations. North Korea has a closed-country policy, which hides its culture, history, and the daily lives of civilians in the

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    reconnaissance helicopters, medium lift helicopters, heavy lift helicopters, and medical evacuation capabilities. It was decided that aviation units will not be a portion of a larger unit such as combat brigades and will continue to reside at the division level due to resource constraints. The various helicopters that are to be

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    Like the division of South and North Korea, Germany was once separated, too. The two countries were called Eastern, Western Germany. Compared with the case of Korea’s partition, Germany was also affected by World War2 and conflict between U.S. and the Soviet. However, among the comparison, there is one big thing that is dissimilar to us. It is that Germany had achieved “reunification”. Then, even at the same situation, receiving similar affects, how could Germany reunify, not Korea?

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    issues for the future. The US military actions in Korea had a negative impact China's outlook on the US. A good question to ask would be, why the US got involved in the conflict and ways it affected Countries around the world. A good reason for the US to intervene in Korea is to suppress the flow of communism and aid their ally and country

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    North Korea and South Korea. North Korea–South Korea conflicts began with political, diplomatic reasons from the division of Korea in 1945 following World War II. Even though the Korean War finished, there still remains the tension between North and South Korea. For example, according to CNN, in 1968, North Korea unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate South Korea's president. In 1983, a bombing in Myanmar that was linked to North Korea killed 17 South Korean officials and in 1987, North Korea was

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    The sociocultural role of sport in the country, including any political implications South Korea loves sport, sport is not only a popular physical activity but is a significant social practice. Sport operates as an important cultural resource and produces and disseminates nationalism. Indeed, in recent years, south korea has shown competence in hosting, playing, and managing sport. South Korean athletes have created notable results at major international sport events. For example, since 1984, the

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    The Hermit Kingdom North Korea, officially, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, but with the practice of isolationism by their totalitarian communist government, it has also become known as the mysterious “Hermit Kingdom.” This small country remains inaccessible to but, a few due to economic sanctions and ongoing hostilities spanning decades with its southern neighboring country, the United States supported, South Korea. In addition to a complicated past and the regimes, emphasis on self-reliance

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    into a large global company with many divisions. History Samsung is one of the largest global companies. It was founded in 1938 by Byung-Chull Lee in Taegu, Korea. Samsung got its beginning as a grass-roots company. This company started out as a food exporter and shipped items like dried fish and flour from Korea to China. In the 1950s, Samsung began to get into other businesses, such as insurance and textiles. By 1969, Samsung had started an electronics division that mostly made TVs with their first

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