Park Chung Hee

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Chaebol: Large, family-owned business conglomerates in South Korea that were instrumental in the country's rapid industrialization under government-led economic policies during the 1960s and 1970s.
Yushin Constitution: A set of constitutional changes introduced by Park Chung Hee in 1972 that significantly expanded presidential powers and established an authoritarian political system in South Korea.
Martial Law: The imposition of direct military control over normal civilian functions of government, often used to suspend civil rights and suppress political opposition during periods of unrest.
Industrialization: The large-scale development of industries in a country, which Park Chung Hee prioritized to shift South Korea from an agrarian society to a modern, export-oriented economy.