Tuesday, March 21, 2006

 

A short essay discussing the sequence of events

Historical time frames
A. In 1950, The Korean War broke out
B. In 1964, Economic Development Plan started
C. In 1995, became an OECD member country
D. In 1997, encountered national economic crisis
E. In 2002, held World cup
F. In 2006, Korean economic scale ranked 10th in the world

Some people in the world still think that Korea is very poor and unstable country because of the memory of The Korean War and the reality of divided land. Actually, Korea have experienced many hard times in its history. However, Korea is now one of the most dynamic countries in the world.
In 1950, The Korean War had broken out. There were many reasons why The Korean War broke out. Among these reasons, It was the primely reason that some big powerful countries’ ideological conflicts caused the war and finally Korean peninsula divided into two governments. During the Korean War, many Koreans died and the damages of the war was very big.
After the war, some countries assisted Korea and most Korean also generated strong impetus to develop nation's economy so in 1964, National Economy Development Plan started. According to this plan, many factories of heavy and chemical industries
were built and produced diverse export items. The development plan facilitated to lead Korean economy's advancment.
About 30 years later, Korea could become an OECD member country. It was responsible for government, company, worker, and ordinary people's endeavor. At that time, the GDP of Korea reached nearly $16,000 and most Koreans thought that kinds of good economic conditions may last forever. Many company invested money in the other counties and many people traveled oversea. Many workers in the factory went on strik to be paid much. At that time, striking was kinds of life for most Korean.

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