Educational Materials > Education and Cultural Events > Educational Materials Rise of the Defense Industry in the 1970s : Building the Foundation for Independent National Defense MORE + The Constitution of the Republic of Korea MORE + Liberation of Korea: Independence Movement and International Relations The late 19th century was a century in which strong military and economic powers colonized weaker nations and expanding their spheres of influence. MORE + Establishment of the Government of the Republic of Korea That long-awaited day had finally come. It was the end of a 36-year period of hardship and pain that had resulted from the loss of a nation. All were full of hope for the prospects of a nation-state to be built upon their own land, and Korea’s leaders who would bud the hope came on the stage. MORE + Export-led Industrialization of South Korea MORE + Heavy and Chemical Industrialization of South Korea MORE + Democracy in South Korea MORE +