Second, the development of Korean People's Committees following their liberation from Japanese rule, and the different treatment of these committees in the North and in the South. ... The people of Korea had suffered extreme duress and hardships while the Japanese had occupied their country. ... When the Japanese tightened their rule in the 1920's, the people began to migrate into Manchuria, China, and the U.S.S.R. ... These resistance groups were largely wiped out by the Japanese in the brutal "annihilation campaigns" of the 1930's (Armstrong 2003:21). ... Hodge, the comman...

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This was the year in which World War 2 began in the region, during the period of Japanese expansion. ... After Japan had been defeated and the European powers weakened, many Asian and Pacific nations wanted independence. ... Australian forces moved in to combat these problems and other problems such as the lawlessness and government corruption in the Solomon Islands. The Australian government also supports a country's right to self-determination, which means supporting itself rather than being run by outside governments such as the colonial rulers. ... These students then started massive ...

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Chieko Nichieushi Chieko Nichieushi was born in Fukuoka, Japan in 1925. ... By the time Chieko was 16, Japan started going to war with America. ... During 1944, American bombers attacked Japan. ... But the Japanese government did give their hotel three American P.O.W.'... At the end of the war, Chieko was 20 and problems with her family and the Government began. ...

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Numerous Buddhist temples were erected at government expense. ... Gradually Buddhism degenerated, mainly because of its immense wealth and alliance with the government. ... Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. ...

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Soon after V-E Day, the war against Japan had reached its final stage (millercenter.org). An urgent plea to Japan to surrender was rejected. ... Japanese surrender quickly followed (whitehouse.gov). ... Forty years of Japanese rule resulted in Korean knowing little about freedom and politics, and they were always told what to do by the Japanese (Ferrell 110). ... Truman knew that doing nothing in Korea would have a devastating effect on the occupation of Japan, with North Korea having airfields near Japan's major cities (Ferrell 115). ...

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The cause of the war was that Korea was under Japanese rule ever since the end of the Chinese-Japanese war in 1895. After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. ... Also, since South Korea had a dictatorship, we wanted to prevent it from becoming communist and remaining a dictatorial form of government. ... Our involvement began with Korea dates back to when we dropped the atom bomb in Hiroshima, Japan and the defeated Japanese gave up Korea. ... This upset the United States which wanted the region to have a democratic government, rather than the existing dictatorship. ...

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The theory of democratic peace is proven through the government and actions of North Korea. ... It was a boundary set up as a surrender of the Japanese to the Americans on the south side, and the north side of the boundary as the Japanese surrender to Soviet Union. ... Any opposition to the government is prohibited. Several people are routinely arrested and imprisoned, with the government frequently charging them for "subverting the State", "endangering State security" or attempting to "overthrow the "People's socialist government". ... The Internet is heavily censored, most sites that ...

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General Douglas MacArthur, leader of the American Occupation forces in Japan, was the supreme commander of the allied forces at the time. ... To the UN, it was important to maintain influence over south Korea, as it is a very strategic location, sitting between Japan, the soviet union, and communist giant china. ... Though he was a hero in Japan, President Truman feared his pompous, self-assured nature, and thought of him as a loose cannon. ... Every nation has a right to it's own government, and the US helped maintain that. Also, if the US does nothing to stop the spread of Communi...

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Economically, the ROK has experienced what they call the "Miracle of the Han River," an economic success similar to Japan's before it entered a depression. ... Korea also shares a history of tributary relations with China in the years before the Japanese occupation of Korea. ... The US is setting its eye on North Korea and the threat it poses, while South Korea is focusing on stabilizing its economy and government. ... Nuclear proliferation might then spread to Japan and throughout Asia. ... South Korea would be competing for the American market with the cheap products from China ...

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The US wanted to give Japan a 'soft' treaty so they could rebuild as a strong anti-communist ally. Alternatively, New Zealand wanted a 'harsh' treaty so Japan would never threaten the Pacific in the future. In a compromise, USA made a defence treaty with Australia and New Zealand in exchange for a soft treaty for Japan. ... The other members would come to their aid, but only if it complied with their government. ...

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It has good economic relations with Japan, the Unites States, and China mainly and is member of many international economic organizations such as: APEC, OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and WCO(World Commerce Organization). ... Korea was under rule of Japan at the end of the Second World War. After the successful landing of the USSR the United Stated emitted an order for Japan telling it to surrender the northern part of Korea from parallel 38 to the USSR ad the southern part to the Unites States. ... The government of the Republic of Korea is interested in promotin...

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Since 1910, Korea had been under control of the Japanese government. In 1945, the communist Soviet Union invaded North Korea, quickly forcing the Japanese to surrender. ... Backing his unwavering support of Syngman Rhee's government, and other free nations around the world, Truman said, "If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world -- and we shall surely endanger the welfare of our own nation" (Truman Doctrine, 1947). ...

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These actions resulted in many thousands of deaths and the surrender of Japan. ... First they were dropped to make Japan surrender quickly instead of having a long, bloody war with them. ... North Korea Korea was told during WWII that when Japan was defeated, they would be independent. ... To create a new government, the United Nations setup nation wide elections but North Korea would not let them into the north. ... Japan quickly severed all contact with North Korea because the event shook up the Japanese so much. ...

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Throughout its history, Korea has been repeatedly devastated by powers such as Japan, China, and Mongolia. ... This occurred soon after another foreign power, Japan, was defeated and left its occupation in Korea. ... The North has adopted a communist government, while the South runs a capitalist government. ... It is interesting to note that according to the website, Rhee's police used to work for Japanese police in Korea. ... The North Korean government is indeed a harsh dictatorship no doubt,...

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" This essay shall evaluate how significant the American government perceived the Korean War to be to global security by analysing key documents from the early war period such as daily summaries in addition to key speeches and NSC 68 and 48/2.Also, differing historians interpretations shall be included to create a coherent and all inclusive answer to the significance of the conflict in the U.S. ... " Furthermore, by acting in Korea this would be the first steps to establishing the critically important network of allied states (such as Japan and South Korea) that would sit alongsid...

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The Division of Korea (1945) As World War II was concluded, the Soviets and Americans made an agreement to divide Japanese occupied Korea into two regions: North and South. All Japanese troops North of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Soviets and all Japanese troops South of the 38th parallel surrendered to the Americans. ... They helped to establish a communist government and maintain the country. ... The U.S has the ability to use South Korea as a puppet state to benefit the U.S government. ...

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He gained national exposure in his second term as the chairman of the Senate Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program and his opposition to corruption in government operations, while remaining loyal to Roosevelt. ... Some of the tasks included the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and approving the surrender of the Japanese government. ...

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With their allies achieving victory in Japan and Europe, Korea was held under temporary control of Russia and the United States. ... The American government felt it was their duty as a democratic nation to stop the Soviet Union. ...

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Japan ruled Korea from 1905 until the end of World War 2. ... North Korea believed a communist government was the most beneficial government to live under. ... Korea would then most likely replace either Japan or Germany amongst the world's top four economies. ...

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Korea had been occupied by Japan and Vietnam had been occupied by France. ... Despite this support, America's Korean campaign was unsuccessful, this was to some degree the fault of President Truman, who had not believed that the Chinese government would be prepared to intervene and he also underestimated the military power of China. ... And despite governmental attempts to quell this growing discontent, this rebellion on the Vietnam War haunted the administrations that followed Johnson's. ... Essentially the Vietnam war was a disaster not only did the US lose the war, but be...

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Although the U.S. warships are on their way back to their Japanese bases, South Korean officials are already discussing the possibility of bringing the ships back for more exercises as early as the end of the month. ... South Korea's citizens are angered at the lack of response from their government. ...

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Truman is the president who gave the order to drop the two nuclear bombs on Japan stating, "They never would have surrendered otherwise" (pg162)." The most disturbing statement in the whole book was when Truman said, "he never had any second thoughts about authorizing the use of nuclear weapons against the Japanese" (pg162), " but I guess it could be a matter of perspective but I would like to believe that it was a long thought out process that was painstaking to make. ... Landry said the president told him "the collection and evaluation of UFO data warranted more intense study and attention...

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When President Truman declared that America and other United Nations countries would support South Korea on June 27 19501 American occupational forces stationed in Japan were the first units to be sent over. ... MacArthur had a saying when he was asked how far he would go in fighting the Japanese, he replied by saying that there was "no substitute for victory"6 President Truman seemed to have changed his mind about what that meant, to him a more limited, politically sensitive campaign was the only acceptable one. ... The dismissal of MacArthur seemed to be symbolic to the changing attitudes in...

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It took on a communistic approach in their choice of government and the 1st leader of this undeveloped nation was Kim Jong-il. ... Poverty is running rampant and the government is spending the money, not on its people, but on advancing their weapons to cause harm to others. ... Presumptuously, it was thought that the Iranian and North Koreans were planning on joining forces against the Japanese. ...

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In 1910 Japan annexed Korea, installing a harsh rule over its people. ... It was ironic that the majority of the problems to which General Clark referred came from the shrewd actions of Syngman Rhee and the ROK government. ... Legally, the UN did not need the approval of the ROK government to sign the armistice. ... Soon after, the government banned what it had previously called "spontaneous" demonstrations - occurring regularly, two or three times a day, for weeks. ...

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