Word: koreas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...assassination Friday of South Korean President Park Chung Hee provoked entirely different reactions among two Currier House students who spent last year in South Korea...
...constantly being told of all the wonderful things Park had done for South Korea--how he had put a tiled roof on every home, and how he was protecting the country from communist invasion, Wood says...
...relations with South Korea will definitely grow stronger if the new regime does relax social and political controls and move toward genuine democracy, Reischauer predicted...
Carter's human rights policy "did not contribute at all" to the South Korean perception of ebbing U.S. support, Reischauer said. Carter "flubbed" his human rights policy in both South Korea and the Philippines by "doing nothing," he said, explaining that by visiting Park, Carter gave him a sign of approval which made all previous scolding meaningless...
...South Korea's economy grew faster than any other nation's in the last decade, and Reischauer said this led to some popular support of Park, but ultimately his rule relied on military power...