Economic hardship created by the Great Depression
Because
c<span>onscription in South </span>Korea has<span> existed since 1957 and requires </span>male<span> citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform about two years of compulsory </span>military<span> service. Women </span>are<span> not required to perform</span>military<span> service, but may voluntarily enlist </span>
"The peninsula lies between the Tyrrhenian Sea on the west, the Ionian Sea on the south, and the Adriatic Sea on the east. The backbone of the Italian peninsula consists of the Apennine Mountains, from which it takes one of its names".
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