History of Korea

scattered around the world because of discovery of the New World and development of technology. Then the Racism has become a social issue. There are many history of race discrimination like Skinhead in England and Nazism in Germany. Especially race discrimination of United States is become a big issue globally after the Civil war. Also South Korea has a hard time of Racism entering a new phase like a multicultural society. And there are a number of similarities and differences between the…

centuries, Korea was very slow in changing from its agrarian society into an industrial society with “technical enterprises and other productive economic activities” . Apart from other reasons, the domination of Japan and the Korean War which bombarded the country to its death were the most prominent ones. However despite other countries’ expectations, president Park Jung Hee, also a military general who ruled the country from 1961 to 1979, was able to not only recover Korea from the…

The Japanese occupation of Korea remains controversial; for most Koreans it was a time of national subjugation shame and betrayal, political authoritarianism and violence, and profound human suffering (Schoppa 269). Japanese colonizers in Korea operate different technique to make Koreans more like Japanese by forcing them speak Japanese, take away their identity, and help them in the war against western powers. Japanese want to unify all East Asian countries under their empire. But all this…

Buddhists receptacles have dated back to the late fourth century, and in about three centuries later, the same relics have been found in Korea. These receptacles are Buddhist Reliquaries, or more specifically Sarira caskets which are “relics of the historical Buddha.” (Herzog, Royal Ontario Museum Site). Buddhist Reliquaries from China, that have influenced Korea, demonstrate the important use of art and trade to impact art styles, form new religious systems…

Searching for a Bridge Between the Disconnect: Exploring the Rise of Hip-Hop in South Korea Hip hop was an underground movement during the 90s in South Korea. Members of the hip hop community were few and often rumored to be part of a “Westernized cult” (Maher). Fast forward less than a decade, hip hop has emerged and taken a strong presence in South Korea’s music industry. Amongst the Barbie-like girl groups donning pink school girl skirts and metro-sexual boy bands, hip hop artists are the…

Before the 19th century, Korea was a Hermit Kingdom – unknown and isolated from the rest of the world. However, in the mid 1800s, many countries came knocking on Korea’s door to open up the country for international trade. Although Korea was determined not to submit to external pressures, after the Japanese threat in Incheon Port in 1875, the Chosun government decided to sign the Kanghwa Treaty in 1876. The treaty not only allowed Korea to finally form commercial and diplomatic relations with…

the country of Korea. Many people ask why this is a bad event in Korea. On that day, the unthinkable happened; Korea split. The country would soon be called North and South Korea. The wall built, the demilitarized zone or the DMZ, would not cause war yet. Since Korea forged the DMZ to separate the countries to prevent war, it put each country in a neutral state. The DMZ placed both countries in the possibility of having war and people are petrified by the DMZ. Introduction to Korea These…

way it works. From learning about the history of East Asia, we now have a better understanding of why it works the way it does today, and that makes us less ethnocentric and more empathetic toward others. This course has allowed me the opportunity to grow more as a global citizen, and to see where I have achieved and failed at pushing to see beyond myself and be a more inclusive person. Asides from the overt growth of knowledge about East Asian and its history, I have also gained an…

Compare and Contrast North and South Korea Korea is currently the world’s only divided country despite several countries were reunified at the end of WWII. After WWII in 1945, Korea was divided into North and South at the boundary 38th Parallel. The North and South Korea are officially named the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea respectively. Tensions and conflicts between two countries keeps on growing as North Korea is continuously threatening the world by testing…

Many cultures in the history of the world for many centuries had social class issues. Many had slaves and had people as servants who could do what they wanted at any whim. Some of the people where from foreign lands brought to complete a task for a master that owned them like African slaves brought to the Americas. There where also some Cultures that enslaved people of there own nation like tribes in Africa abducting children from rival tribes. But Just as is was in Almost every culture…