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The Korean war started on June 21, 1950. When 75,000 North Korean People’s Army crossed the 38th Parallel, which is the border between the People’s Army to the north and the Pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south. The war prior to the Korean War, World War 2, in which the Japanese Empire had control over all Korea. ¨China treated the Kingdom of Korea as a tributary state for centuries and fought Japan for influence on the Korean Peninsula in 1894–95¨ ("The Korean War, 1950–1953 - 1945–1952 -

Korean wave (Hallyu in Korean) is term coined by Chinese media to describe the popularity of the Korean cultural products in China. It is said that the first wave of Hallyu is brought by Korean TV series that became a huge hit in China and Japan in mid 1990s. Two dramas, What Is Love About (1997) and Stars in My Heart (1999), are usually credited with kickstarting the Korean wave (Huat, 2012). In the early to mid-2000s, two more dramas, Winter Sonata (2002) and Dae Jang Geum (2003), catalyzed the

KOREA – on June 25,1950 the Korean war began when 75,000 north Korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel. This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. By July American troops entered the war on Koreas behalf. This was not a war on North Korea for the US, rather a war on international communism. The North Korean invasion was a surprise to most officials, they feared this wasn’t a small border skirmish but actually the baby step to a communist campaign to take over the world. This reason

There were certain causes of this war. On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when the North Korea, supported by the Soviet union and China, invaded South Korea, which was supported by the United States. In 1950, Syngman Rhee, the president of South Korea at that time, boasted that he was going to attack North Korea but they were attacked by North Korea instead. In 1949, Kim Il Sung persuaded Stalin and Mao Tse Tung to support an invasion of South Korea. This triggered for the war to happen. But

not participated in any Korean extracurricular clubs because of the fact that I participate in many other clubs such as chess, health and fitness, code interactive, and board game club. However, I have participated in Ms. Kang's Movie nights in 9th grade. In these movie nights, we would watch Korean movies in order to expose us to Korean lifestyles and improve our ability to better listen to Korean. Through these movie nights I learned of the vast differences between Koreans and Americans. One very

“Korean is one of the world 's oldest living languages, and its origins are as obscure as the origin of the Korean people.” (Hallen) Since it’s origins, the Korean language has been puzzling to westerners unfamiliar with this literally foreign language. Most Americans are familiar with Korea and it’s divide because of the Korean war in the 1950’s, yet their culture and language are not as acknowledged as they should be. Although Korean is only an official language in North and South Korea, people

cause of the Korean War. This is because when two sides have completely different ideologies, mass conflict easily sparks from just a small dispute. These conflicting ideologies were the causes for the two most powerful countries during the time period to battle against each other through the Korean War. The two sides, having completely different opinions on how to unify Korea lead to a dispute that would last three years as a war and cause large losses for both sides14. The Korean War was also

cause a war, the Korean war. The Korean War was short but bloody according to the History staff “Nearly 5 million people died,” (History Staff.com). Despite its mass casualties South Korea has emerged as one of the world most developed countries with a robust economy, strong educational system and a democratic

Introduction The Korean Wave also known as Hallyu first appeared during the mid 1990’s. Korean Wave simply means the rising of popularity of the Korean culture (Lee, 2011). This Korean Wave was an example of a ripple effect meaning it is continuing to spread. K-Pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop, which has different music genres incorporated into one. K-pop includes hip-hop, electronic, rock and R’n’B music that has originated from South Korea. Korean pop music began to gain its popularity among

1. Synopsis There are many kinds of Korean food in the world. The purpose of this report is that introduces Korean cuisine, the history and current tendency of Korean food. This information is derived from the writer’s experience, reference books and on the Internet website. 2. Table of contents 1. Synopsis 1 2. Table of contents 2 3. Introduction 3 4. Procedure: 3 4.1 What is Korean cuisine? 3 4.2 History of Korean cuisine 3 4.2.1 Late in the Neolithic age 3 4.2.2 Three Kingdoms