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- The Sunshine Policy was the foreign policy of South Korea towards ... improved climate from the authoritarian South Korean regimes before 1992 ...14 KB (2,030 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- Beopjusa one of Korea's oldest and greatest Buddhist temples ... ==History of Beopjusa== Beopjusa founded in 553 C.E., in the Shilla ...9 KB (1,412 words) - 21:05, 20 January 2022
- in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In 1910, Korea had been annexed by the Japanese ... they published the news, and eight members of the newpaper staff were jailed ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 15:58, 14 October 2022
- In May 2017, Moon Jae-in was elected President of South Korea with ... In a June 2010 open letter from President of South Korea Lee Myung ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
- women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. One of the city's ... they had received an invitation to come to Korea as teachers, not missionaries ...11 KB (1,562 words) - 23:53, 24 March 2024
- government suppression on Jeju Island, South Korea, beginning April 3 ... The detested Japanese occupation of Korea, which began in 1910, finally ...12 KB (1,861 words) - 04:44, 31 July 2022
- 25, 1950. The resolution demanded North Korea immediately end its invasion ... The Korean Peninsula had been divided between occupation forces of ...16 KB (2,534 words) - 11:49, 3 May 2023
- Chaebol refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate, an ... The Chaebol originates from Korea's culture and society. Korean ...15 KB (2,073 words) - 00:11, 4 December 2023
- *For the history of the Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The History of South Korea formally begins with the establishment ...21 KB (3,199 words) - 11:47, 1 February 2024
- The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from ... technically at war through today. North Korea's communist government ...20 KB (2,911 words) - 15:32, 29 January 2024
- as the dominant figure in the Republic of Korea's history and particularly ... title=President of South Korea| years=1963–1979| after=Choi Kyu-ha ...19 KB (2,859 words) - 08:52, 18 November 2022
- North Korea claims to possess nuclear weapons, and the CIA asserts ... The world community left the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) world ...25 KB (3,635 words) - 06:33, 16 November 2022
- The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese ... Japan also received the southern half of the island of Sakhalin from Russia. ...11 KB (1,628 words) - 04:51, 5 November 2022
- is a national research university in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1946. SNU ... *Kim Young-sam: former president of South Korea (1993-1998). Kim wrote ...21 KB (2,854 words) - 19:48, 21 April 2023
- The South Korean military has grown from a understaffed and under ... South Korea maintains one of the largest standing armies in the world ...22 KB (3,202 words) - 10:59, 10 March 2023
- Hermitage") is considered to be one of the most remarkable art treasures ... Located on Mt. Tohamsan, in Gyeongju, South Korea, about one hour ...13 KB (1,917 words) - 09:48, 26 January 2023
- baring his advance in the department of agriculture in Japan, Woo served ... difficult time in Korean history, at the end of the Joseon dynasty as Japan ...17 KB (2,719 words) - 23:29, 17 May 2023
- North Korean defectors are Koreans who have fled North Korea seeking ... Immediately following the truce ending the Korean war, South Korea ...24 KB (3,531 words) - 10:04, 11 March 2023
- he was the first official Secretary-General of the United Nations. As a representative ... troops to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950. Prior to this ...8 KB (1,239 words) - 18:30, 2 May 2023
- is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United ... converted to a presidential retreat by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- :For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...33 KB (5,024 words) - 16:59, 7 May 2021
- chey") is the official state ideology of North Korea and the political ... Juche theory is a type of Marxism ideology, but it is built upon the ...20 KB (3,127 words) - 06:36, 28 February 2023
- :This article refers to the South Korean private university. For the ... /) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ...28 KB (3,704 words) - 21:29, 4 June 2023
- and lawyer; as United States Secretary of State in the Truman Administration ... Club in January 1950, in which he excluded Korea from America's defense ...14 KB (1,983 words) - 08:55, 28 January 2024
- Bulguksa, one of Korea's largest and most often visited temples ... The temple area is the home of six Korean National Treasures, including ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 18:42, 22 November 2023
- ; born June 13, 1944) is a South Korean diplomat who was the eighth ... the issue repeatedly with former U.S. President George W. Bush, and Darfur ...31 KB (4,626 words) - 03:25, 17 September 2023
- was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean ... Many consider Ahn Chang-ho to be one of the key moral and philosophical ...16 KB (2,495 words) - 06:55, 16 June 2023
- Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...25 KB (3,283 words) - 19:52, 6 March 2024
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... Syngman Rhee became the first president of South Korea in August of that ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- The term military-industrial complex (MIC) refers to the combination ... States government (especially the Department of Defense). Such collusion includes ...14 KB (2,001 words) - 16:24, 13 September 2023
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... Korean history has long included elements of Shamanism, Confucianism ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- one" or "March 1") was one of the earliest manifestations ... The March First demonstrations established the high-water mark in ...28 KB (4,439 words) - 11:10, 9 March 2023
- , represents the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ... incidents that arise between North and South Korea and a source of incidents ...29 KB (4,546 words) - 06:45, 27 February 2023
- The Fourteen Points were listed in a speech delivered by President ... Points became the basis for the terms of the German surrender, as negotiated ...13 KB (1,920 words) - 06:38, 1 April 2024
- the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Born into a prosperous ... Yuan is criticized in Chinese culture for taking advantage of both ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 21:35, 4 June 2023
- diplomat who was the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations from January ... not responding quickly enough in the face of tragedies like the genocide ...12 KB (1,720 words) - 19:59, 20 November 2023
- Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically ... it is connected with the principal feast day of Saint Joseph, spouse of the ...11 KB (1,671 words) - 12:56, 21 January 2023
- Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its ... Korean Buddhism today consists mostly of the Seon lineage. Seon has ...32 KB (4,825 words) - 20:07, 15 August 2021
- he was deeply affected by the injustice of discrimination and his lifelong ... He taught at American University's Washington College of Law ...17 KB (2,401 words) - 22:23, 27 June 2023
- This article is an overview of the history of Korea, up to the division ... Paleolithic times. According to legend, Korea's first kingdom, Gojoseon ...45 KB (6,490 words) - 11:38, 1 February 2024
- and genus name for a large and diverse group of woody shrubs and small (rarely ... plants, such as around the foundations of houses or in woodland gardens ...16 KB (2,229 words) - 20:52, 16 April 2023
- A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always, declared ... National Park in 1872, which covers parts of the U.S. states of Wyoming ...17 KB (2,403 words) - 02:28, 19 December 2022
- The Korean War is the name given to a civil war between the nations ... Finally, after massive swings in favor of both the North and the South ...51 KB (7,713 words) - 04:35, 4 March 2023
- term that refers to the modern notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ... The roots of the Zhonghua minzu lie in the multi-ethnic Qing Empire ...15 KB (2,210 words) - 06:01, 13 June 2023
- who served as the second Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 ... become the heir apparent for the leadership of the Democratic People's ...64 KB (9,034 words) - 23:07, 3 March 2023
- but most often middle schools consist of sixth, seventh, and eighth ... rise and the social and biological changes of puberty affect the students ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 17:33, 9 November 2022
- was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Two of the themes that dominate his ... Jews had grown disillusioned as a result of the failed messianism of the ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 00:12, 4 December 2023
- church until 2010, in which Moon and a group of former executives purchased ... One of the first broadsheets in the United States to adopt color photography ...31 KB (4,327 words) - 23:12, 3 May 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 — April 5, 1964) was one of ... MacArthur served in the U.S. Army most of his life, participating ...47 KB (7,075 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- - 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... was summoned to Edo and given the rank of samurai. He was installed as ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...19 KB (2,897 words) - 10:59, 11 March 2023
- on Easter Sunday, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ... Overcoming the odds of poverty, racism and the loss of her father ...14 KB (2,054 words) - 23:31, 1 September 2023
- by the men's national soccer teams of the member nations of Fédération ... the World Cup Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 national ...41 KB (6,235 words) - 19:26, 13 March 2024
- horticulturist, botanist, and co-founder of the American Society for Horticultural ... He was considered the father of rural sociology and rural journalism ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 22:29, 25 October 2022
- that first aired in 1980. The purpose of the network is to make information ... and Reese Schonfeld. The founding purpose of the network was to make information ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 10:13, 25 November 2023
- 1924 - June 17, 2021) served as the first president of Zambia, from 1964 to ... From the time he became President until his fall from power in 1991 ...24 KB (3,642 words) - 16:28, 24 August 2023
- The 1953 Iranian coup d'état deposed the government of Prime ... Ajax (originally viewed as a triumph of covert action), is now regarded ...27 KB (4,144 words) - 06:28, 13 June 2023
- The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...19 KB (2,686 words) - 19:41, 27 September 2023
- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [http://www.aseansec.org/64 ... AH-see-ahn in English (the official language of the bloc) ...43 KB (5,937 words) - 05:04, 18 August 2023
- politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of ... With her election as Speaker, Pelosi became the first female Speaker ...46 KB (6,718 words) - 20:14, 3 January 2023
- The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... regimes. The conflict and the two sets of alliances can be seen as representing ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- 19, 1881) was the twentieth President of the United States. He ... be a Representative, Senator-elect, and President-elect at the same time ...23 KB (3,377 words) - 21:14, 20 March 2024
- American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Marshall ... ideas took many years to come to any sort of fruition, his tenure as the ...24 KB (3,985 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- and human rights activist who served as President of Poland from 1990 to ... His term as President was marred by internal rivalries including issues ...29 KB (4,198 words) - 18:50, 25 October 2022
- At the end of the Second World War, a ravaged Japan was occupied by ... efforts in the Korean War, as well as out of a larger overall concern over ...33 KB (4,957 words) - 10:14, 11 March 2023
- commanded a battalion and later a brigade of the 1st Infantry Division. ... After the 1973 resignation of H. R. Haldeman, Haig became President ...40 KB (5,553 words) - 13:50, 18 July 2023
- Physical fitness is used in the context of two meanings: General fitness ... Physical fitness is the capacity of the heart, blood vessels, lungs ...19 KB (2,829 words) - 05:08, 24 November 2022
- Nauru (pronounced “now-roo”), officially the Republic of Nauru ... activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 04:23, 11 March 2023
- Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...22 KB (3,229 words) - 03:09, 26 February 2023
- northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- Union and the United States and a thawing of the Cold War that occurring ... in tensions. Leonid Brezhnev and the rest of the Soviet leadership felt ...15 KB (2,257 words) - 10:05, 29 January 2024
- Wallis and Futuna, is a group of three volcanic tropical islands—Wallis ... The Wallis Archipelago is the most populated of the island group and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 18:47, 17 April 2023
- Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...39 KB (5,549 words) - 16:43, 10 December 2023
- officer during World War II and the 34th President of the United States. During ... to peace. Prior to taking office as president, Eisenhower worked to bring ...38 KB (5,775 words) - 17:24, 12 February 2024
- December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953 ... Truman, whose personal style contrasted sharply with that of the patrician ...47 KB (7,091 words) - 13:31, 24 January 2023
- Omar Nelson Bradley KCB (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was ... Bradley was the first official Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...24 KB (3,509 words) - 00:36, 18 November 2022
- S. aircraft spraying chemical defoliants in South Vietnam]] The Vietnam War was a military conflict in which communist forces ...70 KB (11,017 words) - 20:17, 3 May 2023
- KaihsuTai.jpg|thumb|400px|right|A rally of the trade union UNISON in Oxford ... A labor union, or trade union, is an association of fair wage-earners ...25 KB (3,721 words) - 04:31, 6 October 2022
- Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 kilometers ... It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States ...28 KB (4,195 words) - 22:06, 3 May 2023
- Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...25 KB (3,584 words) - 23:16, 3 March 2023
- [[Image:Gamla uppsala.jpg|350px|thumb|The Royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala ... A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over ...28 KB (4,185 words) - 18:43, 2 May 2023
- The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 13:11, 10 March 2023
- and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...29 KB (4,012 words) - 08:43, 18 March 2024
- Liberation theology is a Christian school of theology that developed ... Liberation theology has had an impact. It helped many of the poor ...31 KB (4,535 words) - 22:27, 25 October 2022
- ) is a Japanese trading company and one of the largest sogo shosha ... directly from manufacturers instead of through foreign trading houses ...25 KB (3,645 words) - 15:54, 7 November 2022
- was the sixty-fifth United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving ... in telling the world that the invasion of Iraq was justified and legal ...38 KB (5,777 words) - 22:30, 7 January 2024
- North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- Jr. (born October 1, 1924) was the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981 ... As President, his major accomplishments included the consolidation ...56 KB (8,252 words) - 21:54, 3 January 2024
- Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... The site of ancient port cities and a possession of several empires ...31 KB (4,282 words) - 00:11, 29 December 2023
- New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...22 KB (3,230 words) - 04:37, 11 March 2023
- George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd President of the ... the Republican Party. Bush is the eldest son of the 41st U.S. President, George ...61 KB (9,229 words) - 08:20, 23 January 2023
- The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...32 KB (4,471 words) - 21:47, 30 January 2024
- Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...30 KB (4,453 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- she changed the public's perception of people with disabilities. She ... true value comes from the height and depth of her mind. ...17 KB (2,745 words) - 08:35, 21 January 2024
- Crown twice. He had a career batting average of .344, with 521 home runs, and ... . He has the highest career batting average of anyone with 500 or more home ...17 KB (2,672 words) - 21:15, 28 October 2022
- Venezuela, known since 1999 as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ... Guayana highlands, it plunges off the edge of a "tepui," or table ...35 KB (5,081 words) - 15:01, 3 May 2023
- ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other ... term has been understood to refer to a place of mistreatment, starvation, forced ...40 KB (5,981 words) - 02:41, 8 January 2024
- is an entity responsible for the money of its country or of its group ... Though the primary purpose of a central bank is to act as a financial ...30 KB (4,733 words) - 23:55, 3 December 2023
