2019 Korean History and Cultural Seminar for Educators - Handbook 2019 NKS Handbook-0617

Korea Since 1945 Dr. Hyung-Wook Kim International Settings in 1940s regarding Korea . Yalta Conference (Feb. 1945); Potsdam Conference (July, 19450); Moscow Conference (Dec. 1945) . Decision on Trusteeship in Korean Peninsula and Korean People’s Response US and USSR’s Occupation in South and North Korea . The US-Soviet Joint Commission: Its activity, arguments, and outcome Establishment of Two Korean Government . Rise of Syngman RHEE in South . Rise of KIM Il Sung in North The Korean War . before and after June, 1950 . The UN (led by the US) forces and PRC armies . armistice in July, 1953 and aftermath North Korean Regime . KIM Il Sung, KIM Jong Il, and KIM, Jong Un . Juche ideology PARK Chung Hee . Military c’oup in 1961 . Industrial revolution (“Miracle of Han River”) . normalization treaty with Japan . authoritarian regime and dictatorship till death Democratization in South Korea . Student protest against Syngman RHEE regime in 1960 . protest against PARK’s authoritarian government . Vietnam war . awareness of the shade caused by rapid growth in economy . protest again leaders of military back ground CHUN Doo Hwan and ROH Tae Woo Regimes (1980-90s) KIM Young Sam Regime . Punished former presidents . financial crisis KIM Dae Jung and ROH Moo-Hyun Regime . “sunshine policy” toward North Korea (summit meetings) . from Liberal party LEE Myung-Bak and PARK Geun-Hye Regime . from conservative party . hardline policy toward North Korea, including the closure of Gaeseong Industrial Complex . nuclear crisis escalated by North Korea 49

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