Questions

Class 1 – Introduction

- South Korea’s modernization theory would be more endogenous? Is that true?
- I didn’t quite get the “Simultaneity of non-simultaneous”: is it to show that Korea
can’t overcome pre-modern values and customs in politics, business management,
labor relations because past events have an impact on the present?

Class 2- Japanese’s colonialism (There is no audio for this PowerPoint so it is very hard to
understand)
- Could you explain the Sino centric system again please? I did not understand it
- What do you mean by Japan imposed its Vocabulary of power on Korea? How is it
related to International law?
- What is The Kanghwa Treaty? how is it related to international law?
- Is social Darwinism just in japan? I did not quite understand the concept
- What is the Tonghak movement?
- In the description of imagined communities, I did not understand for “sovereign”
- During the Developmental colonialism, I did not understand, Japan made Korea
better? Is that what you are explaining?
- Can you provide a small summary of Colonial pressure cooker?

Class 3 – Korean war

- I did not understand the inauguration of Republic of Korea except that there was a
sperate election and Syngman Rhee was elected…is there more to know?
- National security law is used to suppress the leftists?
- This is how you summarized the Cheju and Yosu Rebellions: These two events
contribute to institutionalizing the forces and legal measure in South Korea to
suppress the right-wing group and then the left-wing groups: I do not understand
- Can you provide a small summary of the origins of Korean, I did not understand
anything…
- What is the motivation of CCP for Korean War in other words?

Class 4- Economic development of south Korea

- If Park was not a believer of the free market, what does that mean?
- I did not understand the function of the credit control, could you explain it in other
words?
- When you say that Park committed public support to ensure the success of the
industries ? you mean they gave money or they worked ?
- You mention that the government financing into industries helped the economy
grow, but then you say that too much governmental intervention led to negative
economic growth - I don’t understand the difference?
- Can you explain in other words what MITI is?
- I did not fully understand the slides “is the model appropriate”

Class 5 – dictatorship and democracy

- Can you please explain differently the two different approaches? Very hard to
understand…
- What is the Yushin regime?