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The Cold War and the South Korean Workers
From 1964 to 1973 South Korea sent a staggering 350,000 troops to Vietnam becoming the second largest foreign force there after the almighty US of a But why on earth did they do it? Well general Che the mastermind behind this madness wanted to show off South Korea's military prowess and cozy up to their big brother uncle Sam. They thought that by joining the war they could squeeze more military Presence from the US and in return get a whole bunch of greenbacks to fuel their industry dreams. It was you know It wasn't a fun time for Korean workers. I mean couldn't once say that they basically invented at that point not invented but let's say modernize the notion of the sweatshop