Korean War of the 1950s Question

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Choose Two of Six Questions (7.5 Marks each.  Minimum five sentences and please do not exceed 7 sentences.  Grading will focus on both content and analysis.  Be sure to back up your answers with specific examples and details from the readings and lectures). 

1.  Discuss some of internal factors that led to the Korean War 

2.  What was East Asia’s long war? Describe some of its key elements. 

3. Briefly discuss the revolutionary years under Mao’s rule in China. What were some of the challenges and/or traumas from that period?

4.  In what way/ways (you don’t need to name all of them) did the Japanese empire influence later developments in the Cold War?

5.  Briefly discuss the “Miracle on the Han”. What policies/historical events influenced South Korea’s economic boom?

6. What is the “Asian Century”? What are some of the challenges/potential pitfalls presented by it? 

Essay Questions:

Please pick One! This question is worth 15 marks and should be answered in an essay format (introduction, body, conclusion). You do not need to have references. However, your essay should be supported with material from the course (this can include the supplemental material, but it does not have to). In formulating your answers, be sure to come up with AND DEVELOP an argument that demonstrates your ability to synthesize the course material.  Remember the importance of being specific with your evidence and precise with your language.  Do not generalize unless you have to.  Questions are deliberately broad so that you have room for interpretation. Your Answers Should be Four to Five Pages Double-Spaced

1. One of the themes of this course has been the processes of adaptation and translation that has occurred both within and between the East Asian countries we have looked at. Discuss some of these processes. To what extent have they contributed to a meaningful sense of East Asian civilization?

2. War, violence, and trauma played major roles in shaping much of East Asia’s 20th century trajectory. How do we account for this violent past? In what ways does this history still haunt the region?

3. Personal reflection essay.  (If you choose this one, please take the task seriously and back it up with evidence from the course.  While you are encouraged to include your own subjective thoughts, do not let your opinions dominate). At the beginning of this course, you were asked what you thought of when you heard the term East Asia. After taking this course, how has your perception of East Asia changed? In answering this question, do not try to cover every possible subject.  Rather, focus on some key issues that you found interesting or challenging.

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Short Answer Question 1
Some of the internal factors that led to the Korean War of the 1950s were the threat of
communism and political distrust. After World War II, Korea became separated between
supporters of communism and anti-communist propagators. These political differences sparked a
civic upheaval in Korea between left and right-wing proponents as both sides sought to establish
political dominance. Similarly, political distrust also contributed to the Korean War between
people who supported international influence in Korea and those who resisted it. In Chapter 4 of
the Passions, the author documents how communism and political differences, catalyzed by the
US and Soviets’ involvement in Korean politics, proliferated the Korean War by causing
divisions and distrust among the people. These divisions culminated into a war when the North
Korean military crossed the 38th Parallel and attacked South Korea, leading to the Korean War.
Short Answer Question 3
The revolutionary years under Mao’s reign in China faced notable social, cultural, and
political challenges. Mao Zedong was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and
chairman of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Between 1966 and 1969, Mao led a Cultural
Revolution to address socio-political issues in China and reaffirm his control over the
Communist party. During the revolution, there was a mass mobilization of youths from the Red
Guards who were mobilized to suppress the bourgeois movement and imperial political threats.
Unfortunately, the war culminated into a decade-long war characterized by terror and trauma
following the death of millions of people, economic stagnation, hunger, and the destruction of
historical monuments and other property. Instead of achieving the postulated gains of
transforming China into a communist and socialist state, the country engaged in years of social,
economic, and politica...


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