Contemporary Korea trivia

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• To which country did South Korea send nurses and miners in large numbers during the 1960s to earn foreign currency?Contemporary Korea
• In which decade did South Korea rename its primary schools from gungmin hakgyo to chodeung hakgyo?Contemporary Korea
• Which country sent the most troops to the Korean War as part of the UN forces?Contemporary Korea
• Who was the supreme leader of North Korea when the Korean War broke out in 1950?Contemporary Korea
• Which city in South Korea was the first to open a subway?Contemporary Korea
• Which document did North and South Korea announce at the same time in Seoul and Pyongyang in 1972, setting out three principles for unification?Contemporary Korea
• With which country did South Korea establish diplomatic relations in 1992, breaking off ties with Taiwan in the process?Contemporary Korea
• Which international body, known as the rich countries' club, did South Korea join as its 29th member in 1996?Contemporary Korea
• Which Seoul National University student died under police questioning in January 1987 and set off the June Democratic Struggle in South Korea?Contemporary Korea
• The Seongsu Bridge in Seoul collapsed after the Sampoong Department Store did.Contemporary Korea
• South Korea's real-name financial transaction system was imposed in 1993 by emergency presidential decree.Contemporary Korea
• Who won the 1997 presidential election in South Korea, bringing the first handover of power between ruling and opposition parties?Contemporary Korea
• The Korean War came to a full legal end when a peace treaty was signed in 1953.Contemporary Korea
• The Miracle on the Han River refers to the rapid economic growth South Korea achieved after the Korean War.Contemporary Korea
• The buffer strip set on either side of the Military Demarcation Line in Korea is abbreviated as the DMZ.Contemporary Korea
• Kim Young-sam was the man who seized power in South Korea through the May 16 coup of 1961.Contemporary Korea
• President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea won the Nobel Peace Prize.Contemporary Korea
• South Korean troops were sent to the Vietnam War during the 1960s.Contemporary Korea
• The December 12 military revolt in South Korea happened before the October 26 incident.Contemporary Korea
• South Korea and Japan normalised diplomatic relations in 1965.Contemporary Korea
• Who became the first president of the Republic of Korea when the government was founded in 1948?Contemporary Korea
• In which city did the May 18 Democratic Uprising of 1980 take place?Contemporary Korea
• In which part of South Korea were the 2018 Winter Olympics held?Contemporary Korea
• On what date did the Korean War break out?Contemporary Korea
• Who issued the June 29 Declaration of 1987?Contemporary Korea
• Which nationwide movement of the 1970s aimed at improving rural conditions and raising incomes?Contemporary Korea
• In which year did South Korea and North Korea join the United Nations together?Contemporary Korea
• Which democratic movement of 1987 spread nationwide demanding direct presidential elections?Contemporary Korea
• The Gyeongbu Expressway linking Seoul and Busan opened in the 1990s.Contemporary Korea
• In which year did the Korean War begin?Contemporary Korea
• In which year was Korea liberated from Japanese rule?Contemporary Korea
• The April Revolution took place in 1960.Contemporary Korea
• The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul.Contemporary Korea
• Korea was liberated from Japanese rule in 1950.Contemporary Korea
• The first president of the Republic of Korea was Park Chung-hee.Contemporary Korea
• The armistice agreement of the Korean War was signed in 1953.Contemporary Korea
• South Korea and North Korea joined the United Nations at the same time in 1991.Contemporary Korea
• The June 29 Declaration led to the acceptance of direct presidential elections.Contemporary Korea
• The May 18 Democratic Uprising took place in Daegu.Contemporary Korea
• The government of the Republic of Korea was established at the same moment as liberation in 1945.Contemporary Korea