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Japanese'colonial'rule'is'mentioned,'this'provides'an'opportunity'to'include'the'Japanese'
occupation'of'Korea'(191041945)'and'the'possible'adoption'of'either'Linda'Sue'Park’s'When%My%
Name%was%Keoko'or'Richard'Kim’s'Lost%Names%for'World'History'or'Language'Arts'classes'
Standard'10.9'(3)'Understand'the'importance'of'the'Truman'Doctrine'and'the'Marshall'Plan,'
which'established'the'pattern'for'America’s'postwar'policy'of'supplying'economic'and'military'
aid'to'prevent'the'spread'of'Communism'and'the'resulting'economic'and'political'competition'
in'arenas'such'as'Southeast'Asia'(i.e.'the'Korean'War,'Vietnam'War,'Cuba,'and'Africa).''Korea'is'
not'mentioned'in'the'revised'Framework'for'10 th 'grade,'but'it'can'be'taught'since'the'Korean'
War'is'mentioned'in'the'Standards.'
Standard'10.11'Students'analyze'the'integration'of'countries'in'the'world'economy'and'the'
information,'technological,'and'communications'revolutions'(e.g.'television,'satellites,'
computers).''
The'2016'Framework'refers'to'Korea'as'follows:'''
World War II - Appeasement of Hitler finally came to an end when Germany invaded Poland
on September 1, 1939, and World War II began in Europe. By then, Japan, an imperial power
that had already colonized Korea in 1910 and occupied Manchuria in 1931, invaded China.
The 2016 Framework makes reference for the first time to the “