Collapse of the Japanese Empire
In the nineteen century, there was a great race for colonies among the biggest imperial powers. At that time, Japan was a country with a developed military force and remarkable ambitions. Thus, during a short time, Japan had colonized such countries as Korea, Taiwan and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The participation in the League of Nations gave Japan an opportunity to colonize the Northern Mariana Island, the Carolina Island and Marshall Island with no resistance. Korea was under the Japanese control for more than 30 years and Taiwan for 50 years. During the colonization period, the Japanese Empire invested into the colonies in order to get a bigger profit from them (Hall W.J., 2008). The current paper …show more content…
After the collapse of the empire, the fate of this country wasn’t bright as well. This territory was divided between Russia and the U.S. Thus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea appeared. As a result, the U.S. set up a pro-American democratic administration in Seoul and the Soviet Union responded by installing a communist regime in Pyongyang. Unfortunately, these transformations had a negative result for Koreans. First of all, Korea became a victim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union struggle. As a result, the war for Koreans started again in 1950-1953 that split the nation apart for a long time (Lee W., 1997)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union also divided the islands that were Japanese colonies. For instance, the Kuril Islands that on February 1947 were integrated as a part of the USSR and during only one year more than 17 000 Japanese were deported from the islands. Even nowadays the Kuril Islands question is a hot topic between Japan and Russia (Hall J., 2008).
In conclusion, the Japanese Empire had a large influence over the territories of East Asia for more than 50 years. The domination of the Japanese Empire was ended by well-known events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a result of thousands of deaths by atomic bombing, the Japanese Empire was destroyed. The territories of Japanese ex-colonies were divided between China, USSR and the U.S. Instead of getting independence these territories became the puppets in the hands of their
In the nineteen century, there was a great race for colonies among the biggest imperial powers. At that time, Japan was a country with a developed military force and remarkable ambitions. Thus, during a short time, Japan had colonized such countries as Korea, Taiwan and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The participation in the League of Nations gave Japan an opportunity to colonize the Northern Mariana Island, the Carolina Island and Marshall Island with no resistance. Korea was under the Japanese control for more than 30 years and Taiwan for 50 years. During the colonization period, the Japanese Empire invested into the colonies in order to get a bigger profit from them (Hall W.J., 2008). The current paper …show more content…
After the collapse of the empire, the fate of this country wasn’t bright as well. This territory was divided between Russia and the U.S. Thus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea appeared. As a result, the U.S. set up a pro-American democratic administration in Seoul and the Soviet Union responded by installing a communist regime in Pyongyang. Unfortunately, these transformations had a negative result for Koreans. First of all, Korea became a victim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union struggle. As a result, the war for Koreans started again in 1950-1953 that split the nation apart for a long time (Lee W., 1997)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union also divided the islands that were Japanese colonies. For instance, the Kuril Islands that on February 1947 were integrated as a part of the USSR and during only one year more than 17 000 Japanese were deported from the islands. Even nowadays the Kuril Islands question is a hot topic between Japan and Russia (Hall J., 2008).
In conclusion, the Japanese Empire had a large influence over the territories of East Asia for more than 50 years. The domination of the Japanese Empire was ended by well-known events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a result of thousands of deaths by atomic bombing, the Japanese Empire was destroyed. The territories of Japanese ex-colonies were divided between China, USSR and the U.S. Instead of getting independence these territories became the puppets in the hands of their