Message from slopez

[Anonymous]

I definitely have a better understanding of Korean history post- WWII. I think often times we forget that South Korea is separate from North Korea; in the sense that so much of what we hear in the news has to do with North Korea that South Korea kind of fades into the background. I think that is interesting that Korea has been through so much political foibles yet they have maintained; at the very least, a veneer of democracy. They didn’t just give up on democracy like some of the European countries. I am sure some of this was due in part to the support of the USA.

I had no idea that Hyundai was based in Korea, and that they were such a large conglomerate with such varied interests in so many different industries. This course has really shown me just how much our economy is dependent on Asian countries.