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. Brutal suppression by Colonial government
Korean Provisional Government
. April, 1919 in Shanghai: unity of pre-existing and new activist exiles
. Reflection of political consciousness among Korean
. Maintaining contact with inside Korea by liaison
. Attempted to engage international politics
. Regroup of military forces in Manchuria and Russia
Changes in Colonial Government Policy after the March First Movement
. “Enlightenment” administration
cf. from forceful ruling and repressing administration
. Loosening the grip for Koreans?
. Announcement and Reality
. Consequences in various aspect in Korean society
Importance of Korea in Japanese Empire
. Rice export from Korea to Japan
- Rice riot in Japan
. Market for Japanese manufacturer and investment
. Bridge connecting Manchuria to “inner land” of Empire
. Propagandizing: harmony between Japan, Korea, and Manchuria
Japanese Colonial Administration in Korea (1910-1945)
. Forceful suppression by military (1910s)
. “Enlightenment Administration” (1920s)
Cf. “Taisho (
) Democracy”
. Assimilation (1930s - 1945)
- Manchurian Incident (1931); Sino-Japanese War (1937); Asia-Pacific War (1941)
“Assimilation” Policy
. Expanded Warfront
- 1931; 1937, and 1941
- National mobilization
. “Nai-Sen ittai (內
)”
- “Japan and Korea are One Entity.”
- To eradicate Korean national identity
Ex. Ban of K. Newspaper; J. over K. language; Restrict of K. studies;
Japanese name enforced; Worship at J. shrine; mobilized labor
Farmers and Labor Workers in Colonial Korea
. Deteriorated in living condition
- conflict with different ethnic group
. Manipulation by Japanese colonial government
. Forming an union
. Workers strike
. Attempt to “international” alliance
“Movement to Buy Korean”
. Koreans entrepreneurs in 1920s

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