Korea under Japanese rule

The Meiji Dynasty existed during what was known as the Meiji Period, which lasted from about 1868 to 1912. Japan was once an isolated country that lived under the feudal system. In Japan’s feudal system, the Emperor was on top although he held little power. The Shogun, powerful military leaders, held the most power above the Daimyo, which were powerful landowners that the Samurai (soldiers) vowed to protect and serve. Still below, were the Peasants that farmed and made up most of the population…

actually understand what cause the North Korean leader to invade the south and try to unify the country under his rule. Finally the war ends were it began at the 38th parallel with a cease-fire agreement. The roots of the Korean War actually begin during Japan’s quest for power in 1910. In the late 1800’ and early 1900’s…

The Mongols were forced out of Korea as well as China Chapter 39, pg 516-520 and pg 521 China The decline of the Qing dynasty He opium wars lasted from 1839 to 1842 The British East India Company traded opium from India with people in south China In 1842 China lost power over some…

the women of south Korea went the through the same struggles. They where viewed as lesser humans, and treated as property not as the person they where. Thanks to Economic prosperity, and rapid growth in population in South Korea things began…

ideologies. After the Japanese surrendered during World War II, Korea was divided between the USA and the Soviets along the 38th parallel. South Korea became a nation with a free market, while North Korea became a communist state. The president of North Korea Kim Il-sung, who is considered the founder of the North Korea’s Communist government, was thought to be corrupt and in blamed for the death of 100,000 plus lives. On June 25, 1950, North Korea, with 75000 soldiers, invaded South Korea. The…

Published in 1970, “Lost Names” is an account of the life of a young boy in Korea, during the Japanese occupation. In the book, the protagonist recounts episodes of his life, and the life of his family, under the oppression of the Japanese rule. While each episode makes up a chapter of the book, each story comes chronologically after the other, creating a narrative arch which spans throughout the infancy and childhood of the protagonist, towards his adulthood. The heartbreaking details of…

The Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, is widely considered to begin with the Marco Polo Bridge incident of July 1937 and end with the Japanese surrender in September 1945. I would argue that to understand the motives as to why Japan invaded China, it is essential to grasp their previous history of conflicts and tensions, beginning with the Japanese claim of Taiwan from China’s Qing Dynasty after the First Sino-Japanese war in 1895, right through to the invasion of Manchuria in 1931. This…

The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why it Matters is a non-fiction book that is written by Brian Reynolds Myers. The whole book is basically a study that Brian Meyers did about the propaganda that is made throughout North Korea. He says that the “North Koreans mind set is based upon their own national pride and race.” (B. Myers., The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves-And Why It Matters, Melville House Publishing, (2010), on pg 45.) The book is about just as the…

Colonial Identity The year 1919 witnessed a turning point in the Japanese colonial policies on its formal colonies, Korea and Taiwan. It was at the apex of Woodrow Wilson’s call for national self-determination that several national independence movements were seen in colonies around the world, among which the March 1 Independent movement in Korea was one of the most fierce and brutal. Although the nature of colonialism in Korea remained the same, the propaganda was indeed changed, if only…

knowledge within the respective country because the lack of pride that may stem from any one event. Japanese history in…