Korea under Japanese rule

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. Where is Korea under Japanese rule?Korean Peninsula, East Asia
2. What is the period of japanese rule?1910-1945
3. What is the administrative name?Chōsen
4. What happened to Korea when Japan took control in 1910?In 1910, Japan officially took over Korea and made it part of its empire. Korea was ruled by a Governor-General who lived in Seoul. The Korean people had to follow Japanese rules for 35 years.
5. Why did Japan want to change Korean names and language?Japan wanted Koreans to feel like they were part of Japan. So they banned the Korean language in schools and offices and forced Koreans to use Japanese names. This was part of a plan called 'Japanization'.

Meiji Restoration: A period of rapid modernization and political change in Japan starting in 1868.
Nissen dōsoron: A Japanese racial theory that claimed Koreans and Japanese were of the same race, used to justify assimilation.
Comfort Women: Women and girls, many forced, who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during WWII.
Treaty on Basic Relations: The 1964 treaty that normalized diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan.