POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in under a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime.
Detailed explanation-2: -because democratization has been a gradual, brokered process, it wasn’t clear how it was all going to turn out, but social chaos was averted and progress made. Thus it was, in 1948, constitutional democracy was introduced, after 1987, procedurally it became consolidated.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the end of the Second World War, Korea – which had formerly been occupied by the Japanese – was divided along the 38th Parallel. This was an internal border between North and South Korea based on a circle of latitude.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Economist Intelligence Unit rated South Korea a “full democracy” in 2022.