Read Grandmother’s Story of Occupation
Shots Fired
The North-South Split
North KoreaSouth Korea Type of Government CommunistDictatorship at first, then Democracy Original Leader Kim Il-Sung ( ) Syngman Rhee ( ) Life Expectancy Internet Users per 100 people Below GDP Per Capita ($) 1,80032,400 Exports ($ Billions) Active Duty Military 1,190,000655,000 North and South Korea Develop Differently
The Miracle on the Han
Reasons Government involvement: Built roads and bridges Improved education system Series of 5 year plans Exports High Tech Automobiles Ships Cheap Labor 6 days a week, 3 vacation days Top South Korean Companies: Kia (5) Hyundai (2) Samsung (1)
Fried Chicken and Asian Economic Slump
Review 1)What happened to Korea between 1910 and 1945? 2)Name the 4 “Asian Tigers” – Pacific Rim nations that are economic powerhouses? 3)Name a weakness of the South Korean, as well as other Pacific Rim economies. 4)What role has government played in the growth of South Korean and other Pacific Rim economies?
#6 #1 #3 #2 #4 #5 What is something that ALMOST all of the areas labeled have in common?