It also crushed military uprisings in Suncheon and Yeosu, which were provoked by orders to sail to Jeju and participate in the crackdown.

Oscillating battle lines inflicted a high number of civilian casualties and wrought immense destruction.

With the entry of the People's Republic of China on behalf of North Korea in 1951, the fighting came to a stalemate close to the original line of demarcation.

The resulting Armistice Agreement was signed by the North Korean army, Chinese People's Volunteers and the U.S.-led and South Korean-supported United Nations Command.

After the armistice, South Korea experienced political turmoil under years of Syngman Rhee's presidency, which was ended by student revolt in 1960.

Public disillusionment regarding his attempt to seek a third term was growing, and the main opposition candidate Shin Ik-hee drew immense crowds during his campaign.

The events of 1960, known as the April Revolution, were touched off by the violent repression of a student demonstration in Masan on the day of the presidential election, March 15.

Initially, these protests were quelled by local police, but they broke out again after the body of a student was found floating in the harbor.

This education was shaped by the ideal of Hongik Ingan, the person who is a benefit to all, and sought to prepare students for participation in a democratic society.

During 1945–1950, United States and South Korean authorities carried out a land reform that retained the institution of private property.

The maritime demarcation thus drawn up, which Rhee called the "Peace Line", included Liancourt Rocks as South Korean territory.