... able to come to the U.S. because the Japanese government frowned upon Koreans going overseas. The Oriental Exclusion Act lasted until 1952, when the Walter McCarren Act opened the door for immigrants from all oriental countries again. From then on, the aliens who had been in the U.S. were qualified to be naturalized as American citizens and more new immigrants from Korean were allowed to come to the U.S. on a quota basis (http://www ... continued to be popular among the American soldiers. After the Korean War (1950-1953), there were not only many war refugees in Korea but also many war ...

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... formed a few months earlier was reversed and the United States pledged to provide military support to the government in the South. The Korean City of Pusan was very important during the Korean War. It was a perfect place for the United States military force to land troops and supplies and to use as a base for carrying on a war in Korea. On July 5, when the North Korean force that had been sent to capture Pusan reached ... might use it as a base to wage war against China to put the old government back in power. One of the Chinese leaders said, "If American troops crossed the 38th paralle...

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... formed a few months earlier was reversed and the United States pledged to provide military support to the government in the South. The Korean City of Pusan was very important during the Korean War. It was a perfect place for the United States military force to land troops and supplies and to use as a base for carrying on a war in Korea. On July 5, when the North Korean force that had been sent to capture Pusan reached ... might use it as a base to wage war against China to put the old government back in power. One of the Chinese leaders said, "If American troops crossed the 38th paralle...

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... claimed that it was merely a counter-attack to liberate the South from US-led dictatorship and oppression. Both sides were fairly correct in their viewpoint. One week later, the United States pressured the UN to enter the conflict on the side of the ROK. In October, China announced that they would back the DPRK. The Korean War has begun. The Korean peninsula was devastated by the fighting. Millions of Koreans lost their lives; a fact ... reflected in the population statistics of modern Korea. In the over 65 age group, women outnumber men by approximately two ... ...

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... that ever happened to Korea was the war between those two parts. The consequences were miserable. All the buildings and facilities are destroyed and the productive inputs were destructed. However, South Korea has accomplished remarkable growth since then. Due to the fact that Korea has been divided by two parts, from now on, I will only focus on the economy of South Korea. After the war, Korean (South) per capital GDP grew by ... 7.3% per each year from 1962 to 1991. This was remarkable growth compared to other countries. In the early 1960s, Korea started out with import substitution in...

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... is rather surprising; the South has been able to hold on to its culture and traditions from the past few millenniums, while the North outlaws not only foreign influence, but also any of its own traditional or cultural elements. According to a North Korean news service, "News from Korean Central News Agency of DPRK", the US has colonized S. Korea, committing war crimes and robbing the nation since 1945 ... . He was later assassinated by Syngman Rhee's police. It is interesting to note that according to the website, Rhee's police used to work for Japanese police in Korea. Similarly, the US ...

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... said to fulfill the need for defense. However, the nation definitely fails at achieving its goal to provide food to the population. According to CIA (2013), "6 million North Koreans are in need of food and 33% of children are chronically malnourished." Additionally, USA Today revealed, "North Koreans born after the Korean War are about 2 inches shorter than South Koreans on average" ... (2013), which indicating that the nutrition situation in North Korea is to ... be improved. Also, there are many laws that limit the life of the people in North Korea: the length of hair and access to me...

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