AS AM 100DD Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Roh Moo-Hyun, Kim Dae-Jung
Document Summary
Bruce cummings - korea"s place in the sun: preface. South korea"s strong civil society and democratizing politics resulted in the successive elections of former dissidents (those who oppose official policy) kim. North korea"s relationship with the us is still confrontational and remains in stalemate. Financial crisis in 1997-98 bankrupted the south korean economy. High american officials tried too hard to change the korean model of development, causing anti-americanism sentiments that worsened with the. Bush administration, all while hostilities between seoul and washington over how to deal with the north worsened. President bill clinton attempted to engage north korea in the late 1990s. A map from 1402 indicates that koreans considered their country to be important, advanced, and significant. May have not been so during the imperial era. Was a small country fighting against great powers during the cold war. Was poor and divided after the korean war.
