From 1948 onwards, a more or less clear-cut line divided Europe into two main political and military blocs: the communist bloc and the free world of Western Europe, resulting in an almost perfect bipolarity. ... And from 1945 onwards, another great power, the United States, took up a permanent political and military residence in the region. ... the Cold War era The Cold War system of international relations was a geopolitical intermixing of security, ideology and the balance of power, especially military power. ...

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Other prominent intellectuals and political activists too faced prison time for their pro-democratic, anti-dictatorship stances especially during the 1960s and 1970s under the military dictatorship of Park Chung Hee. ... In doing so, they make it seem as if the movement out of nowhere or was completely influenced by foreign religious trends at the time. In an attempt to seek a middle ground, this work begins the historical analysis of Minjung Theology at the time of the Japanese colonial period when eschatological concepts about the apocalypse and the second coming became very appealing to a...

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The classic instrument for restraining trade is to impose taxes on imported goods (called tariffs) so that foreign products are artificially expensive and can't compete with domestic goods. ... Similarly there exist restrictions on foreign investment or the movement of capital. ... From a political perspective, foreign competition can bankrupt domestic businesses (which may benefit consumers with better value, more efficient goods, but disadvantages domestic companies whose employees face redund...

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This has been brought about by (amongst other things) the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. ... This has been brought about by the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. ... We also intend to appeal to the foreign and local tourists who may want to experience traditional foods and drinks, a change from the usual beverages they often have. ...

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But American foreign policy suffered a major setback in April 1945 when President Theodore Roosevelt died and President Harry S. ... Hodge, the commanding general of the American military government in Korea, was assigned to " remove Japanese imperialism, maintain order, and prepare the Koreans for eventual self governance" (Cumings 1983:107). ... "While internecine squabbling and conflict both with southern rightists and the American military government preoccupied communists in the South and the politics of the occupation inhibited North-South contact, the northern communists began to conso...

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Chapter 1: Introduction While PSY's viral sensation Gangnam Style may have opened the floodgates of K-pop to mainstream consciousness worldwide, it is not indicative of the phenomenon itself by any means. Yes, it possesses the synthesizer and bassline driven electro-pop sound that K-pop is known fo...

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The Korean Religious Heritage Korea's religious heritage has contributed to the teaching of the Unification Church. Since it first appeared on Korean soil and was nourished by the Korean philosophy of life, the new movement was naturally influenced to some extent by its environment. Just as Eastern Orthodoxy cannot be understood apart from Christian Hellenism, and Roman Catholicism is a product of Latin civilization, so the Unification Church greatly profited from the religious development of its homeland. Korea's indigenous religion, like that of most early cultures, was a form of...

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During the reign of the Three Kingdoms, there was generally an open foreign policy. ... In the late 19th century this policy took its toll, while other countries were experiencing industrial and military growth, the Koreans were unprepared and fell to Japanese imperialism. ...

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