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South Korea Flashcards

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+First Sino-Japanese War

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Qing Dynasty and Japanese Empire

1894-1895

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Japan-Russia War

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1904

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Japan became protector of korea in

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1905

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4
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Korea annexed by Japan in

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1910

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5
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China lost its powerful position in East Asia

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The Century of Humiliation

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6
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Ended japanese colonisation

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1945

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7
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38th Parallel in

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1945

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8
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Protest against USA Military Occupation

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Daegu, Autumn Uprising of 1946

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9
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Election held by USA

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May 10th 1948

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10
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First President of S.Korea

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Synghman Ree

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11
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Independence Day

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August 15, 1948

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12
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Official Name

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Republic of Korea

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13
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Korean War

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June 25 1950-53

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14
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Rich Family Businesses

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Chaebol

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15
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Rapid growth in Korean Economy called

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Miracle on the Han River

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16
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Asian financial Crisis hit s.Korea in

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1997

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17
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Korean Wave called

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Hallyu

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18
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Censorship on Media lifted by

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Chun Doo Hwan in 1987

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19
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Name of Currency

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South Korean Wave

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20
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National Flower

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Mugunghwa, Rose of Sharon

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21
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History started with

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Gojoseon

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22
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Three Kingdoms Era

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Goryeo, Baekjae, Silla

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23
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Chinese - Korean Alliance

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Silla - Tang Alliance

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24
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Japan Attacks in 1592

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Imjin War

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25
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Jeju Uprising

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1949 - against division

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26
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First Korean Nationalist Movement

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March 1st Movement, Sam-Il Movement, 1919 - against Japan

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27
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President Assassinated

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Park Chung Hee 1979

28
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President not to visit N.Korea

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Lee Myung Bak

29
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President to pardon tax on Chaebols

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Lee Myung Bak

30
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President who committed Suicide

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Roh Moo Hyun 2009

31
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Protest against Syngman Ree

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April revolution -1960

32
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Economic Planning Board by which President

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Park Chung Hee

33
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Who succeeded Park Chung Hee

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Chun Doo Hwan

34
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Gwangju Uprising

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During Chun Doo Hwan, 1980

35
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June Democratic Struggle

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1987 - Roh Tae Woo succeeds Chun Doo Hwan 6th Republic

36
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Joined UN

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1991

37
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Joined OECD

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1996

38
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Sunshine Policy

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Kim Dae Jung, 1998

39
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First time SK and NK leaders met

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June, 2000

40
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Nobel Peace Price to President

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Kim Dae Jung, August 2000

41
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First President to cross DMZ

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Roh Moo Hyun, 2003

42
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Sewol Ferry Disaster

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2014

43
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2018 Winter Olympics

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Gangwon Province, Pyongchang

44
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New Southern Policy

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Moon Jae-In, 2017

45
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First NK leader to visit SK

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Kim Jong Un, 2018, Moon Jae-In

46
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Name of National Anthem

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Aeguka

47
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National Anthem Mentions

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East Sea, Baekdu, Roses of Sharon. Pine Tree

48
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S.K what % of Korean Peninsula

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45%

49
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Kingdom spread across Manchuria in China

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Goguryeo

50
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KOICA

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Korea International Co-operation agency, 1991

51
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Saemul Udong

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To modernize Rural South Korean economy, 1970s, 2013

52
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Kaesong Industrial Park

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Inter-Korea Economic Co-operation, 2003

53
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Truck Company taken over by TATA

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Daewoo

54
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Queen Heo Hwang-Ok Indian Name

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Suriratna

55
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Shrine for Queen Heo Hwang-Ok

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Ayodhya

56
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Husband of Heo Hwang-Ok

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King suro of Geumgwan Gaya

57
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Ancestry to India

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Gimhae Kim

58
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Highest Denomination in SK currency

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50,000 won

59
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KOTRA

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Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency

60
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Globalisation in Korean Language

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Segyehwa

61
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Women Sea Divers of Jeju

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Haenyeo

62
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Described Korea as Lamp of the East

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Rabindranath Tagore

63
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Bone of Connection between Korea and Japan

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Dokdo Islands, Liancourt Rocks

64
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Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park

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March 26, 2021 - Delhi - Rajnath Singh and Suh Wook

65
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First Ever Military Communications Satellite by SpaceX

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ANASIS II 20July 2020

66
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70th Anniversary of Korean War

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25th June, 2020

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