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reuniting East and West Germany, it is not likely that Korea would experience end similarly. Sadly, the Korean peninsula faces obstacles not experienced by the Germans that inevitably would stand in the way of the success of this method. One of the most important impediments is that South Korea’s democracy is still relatively weak which creates a considerable risk for monopolization in the event of reunification. The absence of a fortified government that is independent from the elitist bourgeoisie can

became so intense between not only two Koreans, but other major countries such as Russia, China, and the United States. Even an armistice of the war, there still remains severe tensions in the Korean Peninsula and because of this, questions like why Korea has been the only divided country in the world and what has increased the tension between two Koreans have been brought up to historians. And to the answers to the questions about the modern Koreans is the war

The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea- the first conflict in history between two nuclear powers. On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces surprised the South Korean army and the small U.S. force stationed in the country, and quickly headed toward the capital city of Seoul. The Russian government, under Joseph Stalin, agreed to help North Korea when he knew that the U.S would not be involved. Two days later, the United States responded by pushing a resolution through the

States and the Soviet Union. Most of the battles were races to get the achieve technology. South Korea was deeply affected by the Cold War; “Letter to General-Lieutenant Hodge on Northern Korea Providing Electricity to Southern Korea” proves that South Korea’s debt to North Korea was directly associated with the Cold War. North Korea was also very much affected by the Cold War; “Soviet Report on Communists in Korea, 1945” validates the fact that the North Korean

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 Korean war that lasted from

grew through the years, into what has become known as the society of today. South Korea is no stranger to this and they continue to preserve its historic landmarks with pride. Although most of South Korea 's history is clouded by conflict, the struggles the people have endured have only united them as one, and has helped shape the country into a great nation which the citizens are proud of. The citizens of South Korea have seen their country beaten, conquered, divided, and still refused to let

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KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN D0M19B - International Business Strategy SOUTH KOREA Shortened Country Attractiveness Report Antoine Hirschland Prof. Dr. Sleuwaegen Leo – 2010 – I. Introduction Thanks to the globalization, Asian economy is drawing more and more the attention of the rest of the world. Nevertheless, when we talk about economic growth in Asia, we think mostly about China, India or Japan whereas South Korean economy is staying quite unknown in Belgium. However, since the

ridicules North Korea as an incompetent rogue nation; however, the road leading up to the Korean War might have rendered the conflict unpreventable. The Korean split, the clash between the Soviet Union and the United Nations, and the election of President Rhee in South Korea may have made war unavoidable. On June 25, 1950, North Korea attacked South Korea with the aid of the Soviet Union under the orders of Josef Stalin. The war lasted until the July of 1953 when North and South Korea signed an armistice

unique identity. Furthermore, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea although shares its borders with China, Russia and South Korea. It has its very own unique cultural characteristics. These Characteristics can be defined as History, Political, Social structure, Development, laws and beliefs. Viewed from a westerner's perspective The country known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is shrouded in Mystery. North Korea is considered “One of the world’s most secretive societies” according