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In modern times Korea has been at the center of rivalry between regional great powers and between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Korea’s current division is a result of that rivalry, but has outlasted the cold war as a problem unique to Korea.
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Much of the post-war literature in South Korea deals with the daily lives of ordinary people, and their struggles with national pain. The collapse of the traditional Korean value system is another common theme of the time.
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Roh Tae Woo, who was elected president and took office in 1988, fought rising inflation rates brought on by South Korea's growing economy. Roh attempted to improve relations with opposition politicians and with the North... establishing diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union (1990) and China (1992). In 1992, Kim Young Sam, a former opposition leader who had merged his party with Roh's, was elected president, becoming the first civilian to hold the office since the Korean War. President Kim launched a campaign to eliminate corruption and administrative abuse and began to encourage economic cooperation with the North.
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Canadian infantry units first went into action in Korea in February 1951, when 2 Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI) joined 27 Commonwealth Infantry Brigade. This unit remained with 27 Brigade until May, when it was withdrawn to join 25 Canadian Brigade on its arrival in Korea. The new all-Canadian formation fought for the remainder of the war, and included, in rotation, the following units: 1, 2, and 3 Battalions, The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR); 1, 2, and 3 Battalions, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI); 1, 2, and 3 Battalions, Royal 22e Regiment; 2 Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada; 2 Battalion The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and 4 Battalion, The Canadian Guards. A, B and C Squadrons of Lord Strathcona's Horse (2 Armoured Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps) and D Squadron The Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps) ... served in the brigade, as well as artillery, engineer, signals and service corps units. The Canadian forces suffered some 1471 casualties during the war.
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After the war Syngman Rhee emerged as the main right-wing politician in South Korea and in 1947 he received the unofficial support of the United States government. In 1948 Rhee became the first president of South Korea. He soon developed a reputation for authoritarian rule and his political opponents were quickly silenced.
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