Japanese Colonial Rule
The Syngman Rhee Era
The Park Chung-hee Era
The Chun Doo-hwan Era
To the Future
100
This was a major anti-Japan demonstration in Korea that led to the creation of a government-in-exile in Shanghai.
What is the March First Movement?
100
This event led to the resignation and exile of President Syngman Rhee.
What is the April Revolution?
100
This staple component of democracy was suppressed by Park Chung-hee's 1975 emergency measures.
What is a free press?
100
This movement demanded democratic reform in the months following Chun Doo-hwan's coup.
What is the Seoul Spring?
100
Student activism declined during this decade.
What are the 1990s?
200
This was the slogan of the March First Movement.
What is "Long Live Korean Independence?"
200
This was the primary concern of the Liberal Party involving Syngman Rhee during the election of 1960.
What is age?
200
The Bu-Ma Struggle is named after these two cities.
What are Busan and Masan?
200
This many college students nearly waged direct combat against the military at the height of the Seoul Spring.
What is 100,000?
200
Student activism in South Korea enjoyed a revival during the term of this president.
Who is Park Geun-hye?
300
These were the two major religions in Korea at the time of the March First Movement.
What are Christianity and Confucianism?
300
Student activist Kim Ju-yeol was killed with this chemical weapon.
What is tear gas?
300
This legislation was passed in 1953 in order to lower the appeal of North Korea's communism, but was never meant to be enforced.
What is the Labor Standards Act?
300
500 protesters were killed by Chun's military at the conclusion of the Seoul Spring in this city.
What is Gwangju?
300
This disaster caused outrage among the South Korean population due to the government's lackluster response.
What is the Sewol Ferry disaster?
400
This was a primary cause of the March First Movement.
What is the death of the former Korean emperor?
400
These were the two cities leading the opposition against Rhee's regime.
What are Masan and Daegu?
400
These activities increased tenfold after the sacrifice of Jeon Tae-il in 1970.
What are worker protests and strikes?
400
Yonsei University student and activist Lee Han-yeol was killed by the police with this chemical weapon.
What is tear gas?
400
This peaceful "revolution" caused the downfall of Park Geun-hye's government through purely democratic institutions.
What is the Candle Revolution?
500
These were the age at and cause of death of independence activist Yu Gwan-sun.
What are 17 and torture?
500
This was the number of protesters killed by the police during the April Revolution.
What is 185?
500
This university led the charge against the Park regime during the Bu-Ma Struggle.
What is Pusan National University?
500
Roh Tae-woo's declaration on June 29th, 1987 promised this to the South Korean public.
What are democratic elections?
500
The current South Korean president was arrested as a student for his participation in this pro-democracy movement.
What is the Seoul Spring?
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