Korea under Japanese rule

Across the different nations of East Asia, systems of writing evolved and changed throughout history. Korea as a nation began to develop its own system of writing in 1443, with political opposition. An official under King Sejong the leader of Korea at this time expressed great fear of this development. The official Ch’oe Malli believed that the creation of their own writing system would divide the country, cause social disorder and equate them to the same level as other nations known as…

The readings prior to the ones assigned expanded on early Japanese rule and it’s struggle to keep up with with their neighbouring countries and the doctrines they followed in ruling on how the individual person can perfect themselves to create a harmonious society. The second one delves deeper into the influence of Chinese political and cultural guidance in early Japan. These influences were so vast that they almost paralleled the han Dynasty and borrowed from later Dynasties however this does…

On June 25, 1950, the Republic of Korea invaded the Democratic Republic of Korea under the leadership of Kim Il-Sung. The attack began around 3 or 4 AM in Ongjin and was a declaration of war. During the war, 10 percent of the population was either killed, wounded or missing, while 600 000 of homes combined in North and South Korea were destroyed. William Stueck argues in his book, Rethinking the Korean War, that had only intensified and militarized the Cold War. This paper thus answers the…

The order for fire bombings of major cities throughout Japan was not an essential military tactic. The cities targeted had no military value. Scores of innocent Japanese civilians died as a result of retribution and not of military importance. The military planners thought by resorting to this type of terror tactic, it would lower Japanese morale and force them to surrender. This indeed proved wrong. An invasion of Japan was planned, but leaders feared that such an assault cost the…

One of the most trending topics in all of the media is Kim Jong-Un and North Korea. This is for good reason, as there are many ideas to report, like how Kim Jong-Un and North Korea’s government has made its country dystopian-like. When analyzing how the government of North Korea makes decisions that creates a dystopian society among their citizens, one can evaluate what changes Kim Jong-Un made that was so influencing and controlling that their country became dystopian, determine the specific…

Within a century, China went from a prominent civilization that governed itself to being subject to western power. A complete 180-degree flip in less than 100 years. Throughout the 1700s, the Chinese Imperial System was led by the Qing Empire under the rule of Emperor Yongzheng and his son Qianlong Emperor. Within the 73 years that the two of them led China, the country saw the most prosperous…

the other hand, with European feudalism, their main religion of Christianity forbade suicide. European feudalism had the king at the top of the social scale, however, whilst the Japanese had an emperor, he was a mere figurehead. The shogun, or daimyo general, was the one that was truly in power. The main similarity of Japanese feudalism and European feudalism is that the lower classes would pay tribute to their lords/daimyo, and then they in turn would be sworn to the king/shogun (tribute…

Today in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, many citizens face a difficult challenge of staying alive due to their living conditions. They are constantly in a fight against starvation and some are unable to continue. The Korean government, however, neglects its duties by making nuclear weapons instead of feeding its people. The country is currently in a downward spiral, with a collapsed economy and economic isolation from the rest of the world but just manages to stay…

Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In 1788, about 1530 British people arrived at Australia as penal transportation, and for the next 80 years, about 16 million people moved into Australia and established penal colony. The following paragraph indicates what happened in Australia as a first step of a colonial domination. The rabbits are the British, who came there with purpose of establishing a new penal colony to supplant the America. Actually, there were Aborigines inhabiting…

United States and they would gain even more; possibly the United States land also. India had limitations and failures that affected their country and responses. India under British rule had advantages in the country. With the British rule it would have military, food, and a thriving economy. Independence hit and British rule vanquished. The country changed in many ways, there was a changed in the military. People looked to their families for money and gain. Boys for an heir were part of…