Stats: Park Chung-Hee's Korea: 1961-1979

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Not taking the position of president, Park kept this man in office from the previous government as a figurehead	Yun Posun	100%
Domestically, due to his service in the Manchukuo Imperial Army, Park was seen as a collaborator with this country	Japan	67%
Name of the successful coup orchestrated by Park that ousted the above	May 16th Coup	67%
Elements from this American culture movement in the 1960s were heavily censored by Park	American Counterculture Movement	33%
Massive protests occurred in these two cities as a result of the above	Busan and Masan	33%
New chief of Park's bodyguard whose influence over Park increased after the above. He would be assassinated with Park in 1979	Cha Chi-chol	33%
Park arrested major leaders of these business conglomerates in order to get them to comply with his economic policies	Chaebols	33%
Army chief of staff who sided with Park in the coup. He would be made the figurehead leader of the new government until he was arrested a couple months later	Chang Do-yong	33%
After the fall of Syngman Rhee from power, this man controlled the South Korean government as prime minister	Chang Myon	33%
After Park's death, this man would become president of South Korea. Unlike Park, he was a figurehead	Choi Gyu-hah	33%
Leader of the above. He would become the new dictator of South Korea after Park's death	Chun Doo-hwan	33%
The United States pressured Park to return the government of Korea to this	Civilian Rule	33%
Name of the resulting political party that was formed with Park serving as its leader	Democratic Republican Party	33%
As a result of Park's decision, he received this from the United States	Economic Aid	33%
Economically, Park focussed on transforming South Korea using this economic policy	Export-Oriented Industrialization	33%
Economic plan that was implemented in 1962, its ideas were largely borrowed from the previous government	First Five-Year Plan	33%
South Korea would go on to become one of these four areas in East Asia, who experience massive economic growth in the second half of the 20th century	Four Asian Tigers	33%
Name of the above's doctrine that tried to limit the United State's military presence abroad. This worried Park who thought the United States would start to withdraw more of its men from South Korea	Guam Doctrine	33%
As a result, he ordered the construction of this.	Gyeongbu Expressway	33%
Name of the secret military club that swore loyalty to Park	Hanahoe	33%
Park banned the use of Chinese characters or Hanja, forcing the country to adopt this alphabet instead	Hangul	33%
By the 1970s, Park focussed specifically on financing these types of industries	Heavy and Chemical Industries	33%
This company, now famous for its cars, was heavily promoted by Park	Hyundai	33%
This American President's commitment to withdraw American soldiers from Korea worsened relations between the two countries further	Jimmy Carter	33%
However, Korean civilians viewed the treaty with hostility, leading to this	June 3rd Resistance Movement	33%
In the 1971 Presidential Election, Park barely won against this man. He would later become president in 1998	Kim Dae-jung	33%
Former director of the KCIA who was assassinated for revealing government information during the investigation of the above	Kim Hyong-uk	33%
Leader of the above country (full name required)	Kim Il-sung	33%
Six days later, Park was killed by this current director of the KCIA	Kim Jae-gyu	33%
The first director of the above who established it	Kim Jong-pil	33%
New leader of the opposition who was expelled from the National Assembly for protesting Park's rule	Kim Young-sam	33%
1976 American political scandal in which South Korean supporters of Park attempted to buy influence in Congress	Koreagate	33%
Intelligence agency that was formed to support Park's rule	Korean Central Intelligence Agency	33%
The director of South Korea's intelligence agency who was fired after the above plot failed	Lee Hu-rak	33%
Another world-famous company that thrived under Park's policies	LG	33%
The name of the above document was derived from this Japanese event	Meiji Restoration	33%
Name of this period of economic growth in South Korea	Miracle on the Han River	33%
In 1974, this North Korean sympathizer attempted to assassinate Park	Mun Se-gwang	33%
The above was part of this opposition party	New Democratic Party	33%
Movement in 1970 launched by Park in an attempt to modernize the Korean countryside	New Village Movement	33%
At the start of his presidency, this enemy of South Korea was a greater economic and military power	North Korea	33%
In 1975, Park tried to acquire this type of weapon. The disapproval of the United States caused this scheme to fail	Nuclear Weapons	33%
As a response the United States and South Korea staged this operation just to cut down the tree as a show of force. It was named after an American folk legend	Operation Paul Bunyan	33%
However, by 1976, North Korean soldiers killed two American soldiers in this event because they claimed they were cutting down a tree in North Korean territory	Panmunjom Axe Murder Incident	33%
The government created this state-owned steel manufacturer in order to provide cheap steel for Korean businesses	Pohang Iron and Steel Company	33%
Name of the first car produced by the above that was made solely by Korean engineers	Pony	33%
Park altered the constitution in 1969 to give himself another ____ so that he could stay in office longer	Presidential Term	33%
By 1972, the Koreas made a joint statement regarding this concept	Reunification	33%
The inauguration of this American president worsened relations between the two countries	Richard Nixon	33%
Under Park's economic polices, this company eventually became famous internationally	Samsung	33%
Park sent some of the army to this Southeast Asian country to prove his anti-communist stance	South Vietnam	33%
Name of the military junta that was formed in the aftermath of the coup. It would be dissolved in 1963	Supreme Council for National Reconstruction	33%
The above sent a commando unit to assassinate Park in this incident in 1968	The Blue House Raid	33%
First combat unit to arrive to the above country	The Capital Division \| Fierce Tiger Division	33%
As a result of Kim's aggressive military policy in the 1960s, clashes along this area increased	The Demilitarized Zone	33%
As a result of the narrow election and using the United States' new foreign policy as an excuse, Park assumed the role as a dictator in this event	The October Restoration	33%
But by 1971, relations between the two Koreas started to improve after the talks between members of both countries of this humanitarian organization	The Red Cross	33%
Park sought to actively improve relations with this country in order to boost his legitimacy as the new ruler of South Korea	The United States	33%
In 1973, the above opposition candidate was kidnapped in this city	Tokyo	33%
In 1965, this treaty with Japan was signed, normalizing relations between it and South Korea	Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea	33%
Park attempted to send this unit on a mission to assassinate Kim. When the mission was cancelled in 1971, the commandos involved mutinied	Unit 684	33%
In 1968, this American ship was captured by the north. Park was upset with the United States willingness to openly negotiate with the north without involving South Korea	U.S.S Pueblo	33%
During a trip to this country, Park was inspired by this country's highway system	West Germany	33%
However, his alleged ties with this communist organization in 1948, hurt his image abroad	Workers' Party of South Korea	33%
However, he ended up killing Park's wife, whose name was	Yuk Young-soo	33%
Park then enacted this to replace the current constitution	Yushin Constitution	33%

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