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Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
100
Joseon scholar-officials emphasized learning of this type of text.
What is Confucianism?
100
These body parts were a symbol of the privileged class in 1960's Korea.
What are smooth hands?
100
The switch from light to heavy industry supported the creation of this company, which eventually became the #1 steel company globally.
What is POSCO?
100
Responses to this dominant image ushered in an era that valued individual ingenuity and innovation
What is Economic Competitiveness?
100
The Science and Engineering Crisis was a crisis of what?
What is identity?
200
These occupiers considered the Korean people to be morally and racially inferior.
Who are the Japanese?
200
The expansion of industrial production to the private sector was a part of which Park sponsored program for the development of light industry?
What is Economy First?
200
During the 1970's President Park embraced these people to support his quest for heavy industry
Who are elites or chaebols?
200
Neoliberal policies were responsible for the transition from a government supported economy to this.
What is a private sector led economy?
200
This occurred on November 21, 1997?
What is National Humiliation Day?
300
Training for mid-level technical positions from 1910-1945 lacked an emphasis in this type of education.
What are scientific principles?
300
Military personnel replaced this type of bureaucrat a when Park ended official military rule.
Who are scholar officials?
300
This percent of exports still came from light industries during Episode 3.
What is 70%?
300
This 1981 act provided support to private companies to build research industries.
What is the Technology Development Act?
300
Many students in engineering during the financial crisis would switch majors following a policy change from this governmental establishment.
What is the Ministry of Education?
400
By the end of US occupation in 1945, manufacturing production in the South was only this percent of what it was under Japanese Rule.
What is 15%?
400
This year marks the first set of workforce classification changes aimed at raising the status of technical workers.
What is 1962?
400
Positions for engineers within chaebols offered financial security and what else?
What is upward mobility or increased status?
400
Rises in unemployment occurred in the 1990's due to this economic decision.
What is the IMF bailout?
400
The decade that scientist-engineers were elevated to their highest status yet.
What is the 2000's?
500
The dissolution of the yangban occurred following WWII due to these types of policies.
What are land reforms?
500
The Korean Institute of Science and Technology was created in response to this Park sponsored slogan.
What is Export or Die!?
500
This image of education still captured the mind of the Korean people during this time?
What is the development of mind and spirit?
500
This many businesses vanished in one year following the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997.
What is 23,000.
500
This percentage of women laboratory workers held bachelors degrees during the first decade of the 21st century.
What is 65%?