There have been many political protests (around 20) in South Korea post-1953, but I’ve decided to only go in depth on three major and revolutionary protests. Mostly student uprisings and ones that enacted severe democratic change that has shaped the way modern South Korea functions. In light of the American Black Lives Matter movement andContinue reading “Major South Korean Protests since the Korean War”
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The Birth of South Korean Nationalism
Nationalism was an element prominent in almost all major countries in the late 19th and early 20th century. Nationalism itself is a complicated concept but I think for most Americans it becomes synonymous with Patriotism and that’s not necessarily the case. One of my history professors this semester explained it in a way IContinue reading “The Birth of South Korean Nationalism”
The Impact on Relations between Korea and the United States After the Korean War
Most of the current US and South Korean relations have to do with the North Korean nuclear crisis that President Trump is trying to get a handle on. President Moon, while having moved into office around the same time as Trump, has been trying to maintain relations mostly between the US and North Korea. ThingsContinue reading “The Impact on Relations between Korea and the United States After the Korean War”
How the Korean War is Taught in US and Korean Schools
The research I did during the process of writing this blog has been some of the most difficult research I’ve ever done, and I loved it! It was a lot of chasing people for information and coming to dead ends but I think the greatest thing I took out of this was asking for help,Continue reading “How the Korean War is Taught in US and Korean Schools”
The Korean Perspective of the United States during the Korean War
This blog was especially interesting to write! There was so much about this topic and it was difficult to choose which to put in and what to talk about. I think the information I discuss is important to understand in terms of the South Korean people’s general opinion on America. That being said, there isContinue reading “The Korean Perspective of the United States during the Korean War”
The Forgotten War 