Hallyu Explained | The reason Korean culture is taking over the world

After the end of <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/World-War-II" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World War II </a>in 1945, the <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-Korea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Korean</a> region, which was previously part of Japan's territory, was occupied by <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-the-United-States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American</a> and <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-the-Soviet-Union" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soviet</a> forces. In 1948, South Korea declared its independence from <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-Japan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japan</a> as the Republic of Korea, and in 1952, when Japan approved the independence of the Korean region under the San Francisco Peace Treaty, it became a fully independent and sovereign nation under international law On June 25, 1950, the <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/Korean-War" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Korean War</a> broke out. After much destruction, the war ended on July 27, 1953, with the 1948 status quo being restored as neither the DPRK nor the First Republic had succeeded in conquering the other's portion of the divided Korea. The peninsula was divided by the Korean Demilitarized Zone and the two separate governments stabilized into the existing political entities of North and South Korea. South Korea's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian governments are conventionally numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the current Sixth Republic. The First Republic, which was democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until its collapse in 1960. The Second Republic was democratic, but was overthrown in under a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule. With the current Sixth Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy. Since its inception, South Korea has seen significant development in education, economy, and culture. Since the 1960s, the nation has developed from one of Asia's poorest to one of the world's wealthiest nations. Education, particularly at the tertiary level, has expanded dramatically. It is considered to be one of the "Four Tigers" of rising Asian states along with <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-Singapore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-Taiwan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>, and Hong Kong.

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History of South Korea Timeline

Prologue

Liberation and Korean War

United States Army Military Government in Korea

Autumn Uprising of 1946

Jeju Uprising

First Republic of Korea

Mungyeong massacre

Korean War

Bodo League Massacre

Reconstruction and Development

Korean Armistice Agreement

Post-Armistic Korea

April Revolution

Second Republic of Korea

Military Rule and Economic Growth

May 16 Coup

National Intelligence Service

Third Republic of Korea

South Korea in the Vietnam War

Saemaul Undong

Fourth Republic of Korea

Assassination of Park Chung-hee

Coup d'état of December Twelfth

Gwangju Uprising

Fifth Republic of Korea

Rangoon Bombing

Democratization and Modern Era

June Democratic Struggle

Sixth Republic of South Korea

1988 Summer Olympics

Korean Wave

Sunshine Policy

K-pop

Sinking of MV Sewol

2018 Winter Olympics

April 2018 inter-Korean summit

Seoul Halloween Crowd Crush

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