korean modern history powerpoint
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Korean Modern HistoryAustin MesserBrandon MerrillFred Saulog
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Japanese Colonial Rule in Korea (1910-1945)
• Japan ruled directly from the military for the first ten years
• In 1919, Korea demonstrated a nationwide protest against Japanese colonialism that earned Koreans the freedoms of expressions.
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Korean Social Growth During the 35 year
Period of Japanese Colonial Rule
• Rapid Urban Growth• Expansion of Commerce• Mass Culture, ie: radio and cinema• Industrial Development-by 1945 Korea was the 2nd
most industrialized nation in Asia
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Korean Work “Force”• Japanese wartime mobilization during 1937-1945
forced many Koreans into work in factories or sent as soldiers on the front.
• Tens of thousands of young Korean women were forced to become “Comfort Women” for Japanese soldiers.
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The 1939 Name Change• Koreans were forced to change their names to
Japanese• 80 percent of Koreans followed these orders
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Liberation, Division, War• WWII ends in 1945• The United States and the Soviet Union could not
agree on a unified Korean government • In 1948, Korea was split into two separate
governments.• The Republic of Korea-South-American Zone• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea-North-
Soviet Zone
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The North invades the South• June 25, 1950, North Korean forces invade the
South.• American send help to aid South Korea• China sends forces to help North Korea
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The End of the Korean War• The Korean War ends in 1953 with much
bloodshed • Casualties:• 3 million Koreans• 1 million Chinese• 54 thousand Americans
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De-Militarized Zone (DMZ)