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King Jangsu (1)

2015-06-04

King Jangsu is remembered as a great ruler, just like his father, Gwanggaeto the Great. Based on his father’s vast territorial expansion, King Jangsu ...

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Part 22. Cultural policies in the 1970s

2015-06-02

In 1973 the government initiated a five-year plan to promote Korean culture. It was the beginning of a nationwide project to restore the nationalistic ...

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Part 21. Nationwide campaigns that defined the 1970s

2015-05-26

The 1970s in Korea is remembered as an era of nationwide campaigns. The government’s policy guidelines penetrated deeply into the everyday lives ...

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King Gwanggaeto the Great (2)

2015-05-25

While King Gwanggaeto was able to bring the entire Korean Peninsula under control effectively, he never neglected his territory expansion to the ...

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Part 20. Korea Reaches out to the World

2015-05-19

In the mid-1970s the Korean flags began to fly in many countries around the globe where the name “Korea” didn’t mean anything. Korean cars raced along ...

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Part 19. The Korean Economy Takes Off

2015-05-19

Export powered Korea’s economic growth from the 1960s to the early 1970s. Lacking technology, capital, and resources, Korea had to rely on the labor-intensive ...

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King Gwanggaeto the Great (1)

2015-05-18

King Gwanggaeto the Great was undoubtedly the greatest conqueror in Korean history. Indeed, the prominent historical figure wrote a glorious ...

King Gogukyang

2015-05-11

King Gogukyang was the brother of King Sosurim and the father of King Gwanggaeto. Sosurim and Gwanggaeto were distinguished rulers of Goguryeo. ...

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Part 18. Subway Line No. 1, opening a new chapter in the nation’s transport history

2015-05-05

During the 1960s, before the city had a subway system, Seoul suffered from severe traffic congestion, the result of rapid industrialization and ...

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Part 17. New Community Movement

2015-04-28

The New Community Movement, which used to be known as the New Village Movement, began in the 1970s to accelerate Korea’s economic growth. Residents ...

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