USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

KOREAS PARTITION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
South Korea was not very democratic, but it was ____, and this was enough to win the support of the USA.
A
anti-conscription
B
anti-democracy
C
anti-Stalin
D
anti-communist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With agreement of ruling and opposition parties, a democratic constitution including provisions for a directly elected president agreed and won in a referendum. Thus, the Republic of Korea became a democratic republic through peaceful compromise.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Economist Intelligence Unit rated South Korea a “full democracy” in 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Korean War begins This division resulted in the formation of two countries: communist North Korea (supported by the Soviets) and South Korea (supported by the United States).

Detailed explanation-4: -The First Republic, arguably democratic at its inception (though preceded by major anti-communist and anti-socialist purges), became increasingly autocratic until its collapse in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in under a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime.

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