1.2 SOUTH KOREA Flashcards
When did S.Korea gain independence from Japan?
1945
S.Korea has high carbon green growth? True or False?
False. It has notably low carbon green growth and is highly innovative
Who supported S.Korea in their 1950-1953 conflict with North Korea?
USA
Name the five steps to Rostow’s five step modernisation theory
Extra: name the sixth step
- Traditional society
- Conditions for take off
- Take off
- The drive to maturity
- High mass consumption
- Post consumer society
State the conditions for take off
Farming profits
Infrastructure improvements
Development of extractive industries
Outline high mass consumption
People have more wealth(disposable income) so buy more services and goods.
Expansion of trade
Fully developed welfare systems
What is traditional society based on?
Subsistence farming fishing and forestry
Underdeveloped technology and resources
Briefly outline the theory of geostrategic location
The theory that a country can command a huge portion of physical and human resources through growth and expansion
Who coined the geostrategic location theory?
Halford Mackinder’s Heartland Theory
The four elements of multi faceted power
- Military
- Political
- Economical
- Cultural
How can culture influence multi faceted power?
Through sports music and TNCs
How can the military influence multi faceted power?
Post independence and joint operations
E.g Syria
How can politics influence multi faceted power?
Containment
E.g the Marshall plan
How can economics influence multi faceted power?
Through the world bank and the IMF
Where did containment occur in the 1950’s
USA conducted containment of the spread of communism of soviet Russia
