How do South Koreans feel about Korean War?

Most South Koreans, nearly 69 percent, felt that the two Koreas should be unified without foreign intervention, and 57.2 percent of those who opposed foreign involvement believed that it would undermine their independence and sovereignty.

What do South Koreans think of North Korean?

A full 61\% of South Koreans said that they are not interested in North Korea at all. “Contrary to general perception, most South Koreans do not pay much attention to inter-Korean relations or North Korean issues,” according to the executive summary of the survey.

Who is to be blamed for the Korean War?

Nevertheless the majority of historians agree that Stalin was to blame, although other countries helped to increase the tension at the time. For most historians it was the Russians that were responsible for the outbreak of the Korean War, perhaps wanting to test Truman’s determination.

What does South Korea think of America?

According to Pew Research Center, 84\% of South Koreans have a favorable view towards the United States and Americans (ranked within top 4 among the countries in the world). Also, according to a Gallup Korea poll, South Korea views the U.S. as the most favorable country in the world.

How is North Korea different from South Korea?

As we all know, North Korea, as it soon became known, was communist, while South Korea was left as a democracy. (They’re pretty obvious: North Korea is a communist dictatorship, there are strict laws about what citizens can do, say, or listen to, while South Korea offers its citizens far more freedom.)

Why did the US help South Korea?

Why did the US get involved in the Korean War? America wanted not just to contain communism – they also wanted to prevent the domino effect. Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade.

Why is it called the Forgotten war?

70 YEARS AGO TODAY, THE SO-CALLED “FORGOTTEN WAR” BEGAN IN KOREA. All told, more than five million people – more than half of them Korean civilians – died during the war. Why the “Forgotten War” label? Because the Korean War failed to generate the same fervor among Americans on the home front as did World War II.

What does South Korea think of Japan?

Seoul – Only 16.7\% of South Koreans feel friendly toward Japanese and 20.2\% of Japanese do so toward South Koreans, a survey showed Tuesday, underscoring the soured relations between the two neighboring countries.