1-1. Course Overview and Introduction

1-2. U.S. and Soviet Policies in East Asia

1-3. Three Conferences: Cairo, Yalta, Potsdam

1-4. U.S. and Soviet Policies toward Korea and Trusteeship

1-5. Division along the 38th Parallel and Summary

2-1. Learning Contents and Objectives

2-2. The Preparatory Committee for National Construction and the People’s Republic

2-3. Formation of Major Political Forces in the South of the 38th Parallel: Right-Wing

2-4. Formation of Major Political Forces in the South of the 38th Parallel: Left-Wing

2-5. Formation of Major Political Forces in the North of the 38th Parallel and Summary

3-1. Learning Contents and Objectives

3-2. Occupation Policies of the US Army Military Government

3-3. Occupation Policies of the Soviet Army

3-4. The Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers and the Trusteeship Controversy

3-5. Summary

4-1. Learning Contents

4-2. Convening and Collapse of the 1st US-Soviet Joint Commission

4-3. USAMGIK’s Attempt to Foster a Centrist Group in the South and Its Failure

4-4. Debates Over Pro- and Anti-Trusteeship in North Korea

4-5. Start of Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union: The Truman Doctrine

4-6. Convening and Collapse of the 2nd US-Soviet Joint Commission

5-1. Transfer of the issue of Korea to the UN

5-2. Discussions and Activities of the UN

5-3. Consolidation of Centrists and the North-South Joint Conference

5-4. Struggle against a Separate Election and a Separate Government: The Jeju Uprising of April 3 and the Yeo-Sun Rebellion

5-5. Birth of the Two Koreas

6-1. Socioeconomic Situation under USAMGIK

6-2. Economic Policies of USAMGIK

6-3. The General Strike of September and the People’s Uprising of October

6-4. Political Forces’ Attitude toward the Agricultural Problem and the Farmland Reform

7-1. Party and State: The North Korean Workers' Party and the People’s Committee

7-2. Democratic Reforms

7-3. The Total Mobilization Movement for Thought of State Building

7-4. Implementation of the Planned Economy

9-1. The Course of the Korean War

9-2. The Armistice Talks

9-3. The Horrors of the War

9-4. Completion of the Cold War System in East Asia

10-1. Social Changes in Postwar South Korea

10-2. Social Changes in Postwar North Korea

10-3. Changes in the North-South Relations after the War and Summary