Korea also has been known as one of the Four Dragon in Asia along with China, Japan, and Taiwan, which held Seoul Olympics in 1988. ... During World War II, Japan ruled Korea for 48 years, and when Japanese colonial rule ended in 1945, which implied separation from imperial system of division of labor, Japanese entrepreneurs and skilled workers returned to Japan, forcing a number of firms and plants to stop operating. ... Park Chung Hee finally ended his rules by Chun Doo Hwan's new government. ... Chun Doo Hwan's new government carried out several structural reforms, which were fi...

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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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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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For example, Orwell predicted a secret government organization called the "thought police ". ... Both of these governments' have parties in which people are forced to support and be involved in. ... In summary, Japan occupied North Korea until 1945 when suddenly Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender. ... That being established, a communist government was established in the north, and a democratic one in the south. ... I was also surprise that, in the beginning, North Korea's communist style of government was very successful. ...

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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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In their northern zone the Soviets set up a puppet Communist clique and trained a Communist army, Deter minded to prevent the formation of a free South Korean government, the Russians fought against its establishment. ... When Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in June 1950, the United States entered the war with the support of the United Nations, named the UN commander; Macarthur hastily dispatched U.S. occupation troops from Japan to Korea. ... President Truman had concluded that General of the Army Douglas Macarthur is unable to give his wholehearted support to the policies of the Un...

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The camps were started to hold those deemed socially unacceptable; those who criticized the government, those who were politically unreliable such as South Koreans, Christians, or those who had visited Japan, and quickly filled with prisoners....

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