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	Korean War
		The invasion of South Korea came as a surprise to the United States and the other western powers; in the preceding week Dean Acheson of the State Department had told Congress on June 20 no such war was likely.
		By August the South Korean forces and the U.S. Eighth Army, which had arrived to help South Korea resist the Communist invasion, were driven into a small area in the southeast corner of the Korean peninsula around the city of Pusan.
		In South Korea, the painting was deemed anti-American, a longtime taboo in the South, and was prohibited for public display until the 1990s.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ko/korean_war.html (11489 words)

	Digital History
		At 6 a.m., June 25, 1950, the army of Communist North Korea invaded non-communist South Korea, allegedly repelling an invasion from the South.
		It must be noted, however, that armed struggle between North and South Korea had been going on since 1945, part of a Korean civil war, in which both the North and South were trying to unify the nation on their own terms.
		Korea also revealed the difficulty of fighting a limited war, in which our objectives are unclear and there is a threat of intervention by other major powers.
	www.digitalhistory.uh.edu /historyonline/con_korea.cfm (777 words)

	South Korea
		Korea, the fourth adopter in Asia, began television broadcasting on 12 May 1956 with the opening of HLKZ-TV, a commercially operated television station.
		In 1956 there were only 300 television sets in Korea, but that number has climbed to an estimated 6.27 million by 1980 and television viewing has become the favorite form of entertainment or amusement for the mass audience.
		The advent of MBC-TV brought significant development to the television industry in Korea and after 1969 the television industry was characterized by furious competition among the three networks.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/southkorea/southkorea.htm (1866 words)

	Korea
		South Korea is located in northeastern Asia and is officially known as the Republic of Korea.
		It occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula, it is bounded on the north by North Korea; on the east by the Sea of Japan; on the southeast and south by the Korea Strait, which separates it from Japan; and on the west by the Yellow Sea.
		The state of South Korea was established in 1948 following the post-World War II partitioning of the peninsula between the occupying forces of the U.S. (in the south) and the USSR (in the north).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/korea-intro.htm (3155 words)

	History of South Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Korea is founded on the myth that all Koreans are descendants of Tan'gun.
		The Silla kingdom was in the south east and the Paekche was in between.
		The U.S.S.R. was to occupy North Korea and the U.S. was to occupy South Korea.
	www.bishops.k12.nf.ca /janet/korhist.htm (1708 words)

	TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
		Following a military coup in1392, Koryo was supplanted by the Choseon, established by members of the Yi clan and lasted until 1910 when Japan formally annexed the Korean Peninsula.
		Korea was under Mongolian occupation from 1231 until the early 14th century and was repeatedly ravaged by Chinese (government and rebel) armies.
		Neither the United States nor South Korea is a signatory of the armistice per se, though both adhere to it through the UNC.
	www.traveldocs.com /kr/history.htm (1618 words)

	South Korea History
		South Korea and North Korea took distinctly different paths of development after they were divided.
		By 1990 North Korea had emerged as a staunch communist society, while South Korea was evolving into a liberal democracy after many years of military dictatorship.
		As is true of all countries, Korea's geography was a major factor in shaping its history; geography also influenced the manner in which the inhabitants of the peninsula emerged as a people sharing the common feeling of being Koreans.
	www.country-studies.com /south-korea/history.html (676 words)

	History of South Korea information - Search.com
		South Korea's history began with the division of the peninsula by US-Soviet agreement in the late summer of 1945.
		While the de jure sovereignity of Korea was considered to be held by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea based in China, U.S. leaders chose to ignore its legitimacy, partly due to belief that it was communist-aligned.
		After the armistice, South Korea experienced political turmoil under years of autocratic leadership of Syngman Rhee, which was ended by student revolt in 1960.
	www.search.com /reference/History_of_South_Korea (2729 words)

	Korea, South: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		It is mountainous in the east; in the west and south are many harbors on the mainland and offshore islands.
		South Korea came into being after World War II, the result of a 1945 agreement reached by the Allies at the Potsdam Conference, making the 38th parallel the boundary between a northern zone of the Korean peninsula to be occupied by the USSR and southern zone to be controlled by U.S. forces.
		The new republic was proclaimed on Aug. 15 and was recognized as the legal government of Korea by the UN on Dec. 12, 1948.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107690.html (1617 words)

	History of Christianity in Korea: From Its Troubled Beginning to (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In the "divided" Korea, the experience of the churches in North and South Korea was markedly different, except for the nation-wide bitter disputes between those who collaborated with the Japanese and those who resisted.
		Military service has been mandatory for men in South Korea since the end of the civil war, and numerous studies showed that many soldiers converted to Christianity during their military service.
		First of all, the rise of Christianity in South Korea is intimately related to the profound discontent and despair felt by the masses, prompted by centuries of dire poverty, social marginalization and oppression.
	www.kimsoft.com /1997/xhist.htm (7983 words)

	History of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In addition, the U.S. military was largely unprepared for the challenge of administering the country, arriving with no knowledge of the language, culture or political situation.
		On August 15, 1948 the Republic of Korea was formally established, with Syngman Rhee as the first president, who was elected the President ahead of Kim Ku in July 1948.
		It also crushed military uprisings in Suncheon and Yeosu, which were provoked by orders to sail to Jeju and participate in the crackdown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_South_Korea (2600 words)

	Nigeria (09/06)
		In the south central part of present-day Nigeria, as early as the 15th and 16th centuries, the kingdom of Benin had developed an efficient army; an elaborate ceremonial court; and artisans whose works in ivory, wood, bronze, and brass are prized throughout the world today.
		The federal military government that assumed power was unable to quiet ethnic tensions or produce a constitution acceptable to all sections of the country.
		Emeka Ojukwu, the military governor of the eastern region, who emerged as the leader of increasing Igbo secessionist sentiment, declared the independence of the eastern region as the "Republic of Biafra." The ensuing civil war was bitter and bloody, ending in the defeat of Biafra in 1970.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm (7377 words)

	South Korea (09/06)
		Korea has experienced one of the largest rates of emigration, with ethnic Koreans residing primarily in China (1.9 million), the United States (1.52 million), Japan (681,000), and the countries of the former Soviet Union (450,000).
		The Republic of Korea (commonly known as "South Korea") is a republic with powers nominally shared among the presidency, the legislature, and the judiciary, but traditionally dominated by the president.
		South Korea is now the United States’ seventh-largest trading partner and is the 11th-largest economy in the world.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2800.htm (4056 words)

	History of South Korea - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		See History of Korea for a history of the Korean peninsula before the establishment of the Republic of Korea.
		On August 15, 1948 the Republic of Korea was established, with Syngman Rhee as the first president; on September 9, 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established under Kim Il Sung.
		However, military coups led by Major General Park Chunghee in 1961 put South Korea under authoritarian rule for another two decades, during which South Korea achieved amazing economic growth, with per capita income rising to 13 times the level of North Korea.
	www.music.us /education/H/History-of-South-Korea.htm (871 words)

	PBS Online: Hidden Korea/History
		North Korea soon became a Communist state under the influence of the Soviet Union.
		South Korea declared themselves a republic in 1948 and became allies of the United States.
		South Korea was devastated, its industries and agriculture ruined.
	www.pbs.org /hiddenkorea/history.htm (785 words)

	History of South Korea
		Korea experienced many invasions by its larger neighbors in its 2,000 years of recorded history.
		With declining Chinese power and a weakened domestic posture at the end of the 19th century, Korea was open to Western and Japanese encroachment.
		On August 15, 1948 the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) was established, with Syngman Rhee as the first President; on September 9, 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.) was established under Kim Il Sung.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/southkorea.html (481 words)

	History of South Korea Information
		The History of South Korea begins with the division of the Korean Peninsula in 1945 into North Korea and South Korea by US-Soviet agreement in the late summer of 1945.
		The portion of the peninsula south of the 38th parallel came under American military jurisdiction for three years.
		While the de jure sovereignty of Korea was considered to be held by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea based in China, U.S. leaders chose to ignore its legitimacy, partly due to belief that it was communist-aligned.
	www.bookrags.com /History_of_South_Korea (2547 words)

	Navy History - South Korea
		Following up the victories of the naval battles at the early stages of war at Okgye and the Korea Straits, the Navy took the command of the sea in the south of the 38th parallel.
		While neutralizing the Military installations of the enemy through the coastal blockade operations and ship gun firing, the Navy launched offensives against the North Korea through covering operations at Wonsan and Hmhung, a volunteer corps covering operations at Ongjin and Yeonbaek, securing operations of the strategic islands, and mine sweeping operations.
		In the meantime, the Marine Corps was merged, in accordance with the functional reorganization of the military structure, to the Navy on October 10, 1973.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rok/navy-history.htm (1986 words)

	::Korea::
		The peninsula was divided after World War Two into a Russian-backed north (The People’s Democratic Republic) and the American-backed south (the Republic of Korea).
		The division was the result of the occupation of Korea by the communists after the end of the war with the country eventually being divided at the 38th parallel.
		A Chinese army of 180,000 men supported by 100,000 reserves forced the UN troops to retreat and Seoul fell once again in January 1951 and the Chinese forces were halted only 60 miles from the 38th Parallel.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /korea.htm (583 words)

	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		U.S. submits the Korea question to the UN General Assembly; UN rules that general elections should be held.
		The Soviet Union and North Korea ignore the UN resolution; UN elections held in South.
		Taejon is a city of 120,000; it is considered the gateway to the remainder of South Korea and strategically crucial.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent1?file=timeline (765 words)

	From Wounded Knee to Afghanistan a century of US military interventions Compiled by Zoltan Grossman
		U.S. military spending ($343 billion in the year 2000) is 69 percent greater than that of the next five highest nations combined.
		Among sources used, besides news reports, are the Congressional Record (23 June 1969), 180 Landings by the U.S. Marine Corps History Division, Ege and Makhijani in Counterspy (July-Aug. 1982), and Daniel Ellsberg in Protest and Survive.
		U.S.and South Korea fight China and North Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and vs. China in 1953.
	www.zmag.org /list2.htm (768 words)

	LaPorte: N. Korea Blast Under Review
		YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — Ongoing U.S. and South Korean intelligence analysis has yet to definitively solve the mystery surrounding last week’s reported explosion in North Korea, the top U.S. military commander in South Korea said Friday.
		U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, holding a news conference for the Ministry of National Defense press corps, said a “full and rapid” sharing of intelligence has ensued since first reports of a massive explosion — leading to speculation over whether North Korea had conducted a nuclear weapons test — surfaced Sept. 12.
		South Korea has asked for the reduction to be delayed by at least one year.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,SS_092004_Blast,00.html (735 words)

	Bambooweb: Vietnam War
		Military critics of the war pointed out that the conflict was political and that the military mission lacked clear objectives.
		The South Vietnamese government also antagonized many of its citizens with its suppression of political opposition, through such measures as holding large numbers of political prisoners, torturing political opponents, and holding a one-man election for President in 1971.
		In a break with history, soldiers returning from the Vietnam War were generally not treated as heroes, and soldiers were sometimes even condemned for their participation in the war.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/v/i/Vietnam_war.html (8543 words)

	When North Korea Falls
		In short, North Korea’s potential for anarchy is equal to that of Iraq, and the potential for the deployment of weapons of mass destruction—either during or after pre-collapse fighting—is far greater.
		Middle- and upper-middle-level U.S. officers based in South Korea and Japan are planning for a meltdown of North Korea that, within days or even hours of its occurrence, could present the world—meaning, really, the American military—with the greatest stabilization operation since the end of World War II.
		North Korea probably reached Phase Four in the mid-1990s, but was saved by subsidies from China and South Korea, as well as by famine aid from the United States.
	www.theatlantic.com /doc/200610/kaplan-korea (2179 words)

	South African Military History Society - Copey's Castle - Book
		The military sections of this material were written subject to the censorship restrictions of the time.
		The author was the military secretary to Colonel Harry Smith during the conflict.
		The South African War was a crucial transitional episode in the history of the British army.
	samilitaryhistory.org /bookcope.html (6276 words)

	Military History Online
		History is full of incidents that changed the historical flow of events from one course to another.
		Coming soon after the surrender of Charleston, South Carolina, and the capture there of 5000 American troops under General Benjamin Lincoln, the defeat at Camden was a severe blow to the rebel cause in the South.
		For most casual students of history, the period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the restoration of Charles II in 1660 is seen simply as the "Interregnum", an aberration in the normal control and exercise of English life.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com (2364 words)

	Biography of Harry S Truman
		Meanwhile, he was negotiating a military alliance to protect Western nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, established in 1949.
		In June 1950, when the Communist government of North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman conferred promptly with his military advisers.
		There was, he wrote, "complete, almost unspoken acceptance on the part of everyone that whatever had to be done to meet this aggression had to be done.
	www.whitehouse.gov /history/presidents/ht33.html (587 words)

	History : South Korea : Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library ofCongress)
		On-line searchable bibliographies written in Korean on Korean History; List of historical associations and their publications in Korea.
		Ongoing multimedia project presenting Korea's history: Korea in the Eye of the Tiger; Journey to Asia; search engine; essays & personal perspectives.
		This page is concerned with themes and motifs in the founding legends of ancient Korea.
	www.loc.gov /rr/international/asian/korea/resources/korea-history.html (490 words)

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