1. International Relations (10) Pax Americana 2009. 11. 10 김 병 구 bkkim9@gmail.com

2. Rise & Fall of World Empires Persian Empire:6 c. BC - 4 c. BC Roman Empire:2 c. BC – 7 c. AD Mongolian Emp.:13 c. AD – 14 c. AD Ottoman Empire:16 c. AD – 18 c. AD Pax Britannia:19 c. AD Pax Americana:20 c. AD ???:21 c.

3. American History (1) 1492Columbus discovers America 17 c. Massive immigration from Europe – Eradication of American Indians 1776Declaration of Independence (UK) 1865Civil War, slavery abolished – Civil rights for Afro-Americans 1914World War I started, boom economy 1929Great Depression

4. American History (2) 1945World War II ended, atomic bomb 1950Korean War, dispatch UNPKF 1961Establish Peace Corps 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing 1975Defeated in Vietnam War 1989USSR collapsed, sole super power 20019.11 terror attack, IRQ War 2008First black president elected

5. US Presidential Election System 4 year term, one time re-election possible Candidacy: native born citizen Primary election system for two parties – Republican (red): conservative, big business – Democrat (blue): liberal, small, minorities Majority winner of electoral college (270 votes) – 50 states proportional E.C. votes : 538 – Majority winner takes all E.C. votes for state – Nationwide popular vote winner may loose the E.C. votes

6. How Obama Beats McCain (2008.11.4.)

7. Who is Barack Hussein Obama II? 1961 born in Hawaii (48) – 1959. 8 Hawaii became 50 th state of USA Father: Kenyan black, mother: Kansas white Childhood in Hawaii, Indonesia, Africa Bachelor from Columbia College in ‘International Relations’ Law doctor from Harvard Univ. (magna cum laude) Wife Michelle, Harvard law school graduate Civil rights lawyer in Chicago First term senator from State of Illinois

8. Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize Surprising news from Oslo (Oct. 9, 2009) – A Call to Action A Call to Action Nobel committee citation - "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples.“ - “his vision for nuclear weapon-free world through nuclear disarmaments” Third US president after Ted Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson

9. US Civil Rights History 1620Mayflower pilgrims African slavery, native Indians 1776300,000 black slaves 1861C ivil War: Confederacy vs Federal Union 1868Citizenship to blacks 1968Assassination of Rev. King 2008Obama elected for 44 th US President

10. Characteristics of Pax Americana ‘Melting pot’ republic, starting from British Puritan immigrants Rapid growth through WW I, II mainly in Europe Utopian vision, ‘land of opportunity’ World’s brightest, most talented immigrated to US (60% of all Nobel Prize winners) Shy away from overseas colonization International contribution with Christian spirit 20 century on international standards – Language: English, currency: US$

11. Lonely Super Power Difficulty of early years – Black slaves from Africa: racial discrimination Rapid growth to the West – Right to arm: culture of violence Limits of American democracy to overseas Balance of power change after Soviet collapse Middle East unrest from US bias policies for Israel Losing international trust due to Christian arrogance

12. Challenges for President Obama First priority: recovery from financial crisis US troop withdrawal from Iraq in two years War against terror: Afghanistan Reform public health insurance Invest on R&D for alternative energy International diplomacy – multilateral regimes Nuclear disarmaments, nonproliferation – Positive steps taken

13. US/Korea History Education, medical universities from 19 th century – Yonsei, Ewha, Paijai, etc. Agricultural immigrants to US from 19 th century Divided peninsula after WW II by US/USSR Stopped communism with UN forces during Korean War – 20,000 US army died during the War, 20,000 stationed now – Korean army sent to Viet Nam, Iraq Single largest overseas education, immigration Best supporter of Korean economic miracle – US educated Korean elites repatriated – US export market for industrial boom

14. Future Vision : US/Korea Relations 21 century tripartite world – US, EU, Asia – Obama foreign policy on Korea US troops in Korea: long term pull-out plan – Until NK threats, regime collapse Reconsider radical anti-America sentiments From US dependency to equal partnership – Currency swap, no visa, FTA, etc.