
Shrimp to Whale: South Korea’s Extraordinary Transformation
The Korea Society
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South Korea - Independence, War, and Poverty
South Korea was born out of pain rather than joy. The early seeds of what ended up becoming a brutal three-year conflict were planted on the same day of the North Korean surprise attack. End quote number three, it is difficult to exaggerate how poor South Korea was following the Korean war.
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