U.S. South Korean Relations
Changing Levels of American Influence on South Korea Amidst Fluctuating Relations President Carter stated in a secret memorandum at the beginning of his administration that “U.S.- Korean relations as determined by Congress and American people are at an all time low.” This statement, coupled with his iron determination to withdraw forces from South Korea, reflected the end of what is often known as the “Golden Age” of Korean-American relations. During Park Chung Hee’s 18-year authoritarian reign over South Korea, the late 1970s portray a complex web of alliance relations and tumultuous security commitment that threatened the overall strength of the two allies. Constant U.S. intervention and attempts to influence Korea’s political process were met with massive resistance and did not deter then president Park from steadfastly continuing his Yushin system of authoritarian rule until his sudden assassination in 1979 (Gleysteen 4). However, the decades following the 1970s portray yet another shift in Korean-American relations. Once opposed to Western style democracy, the government of the 1990s (namely, Kim Dae Jung) has shed its authoritarian foundation and now supports a policy that reflects the idea
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Approximate Word count = 2962
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
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