Dates/Days/Years
What Day did the independence start?
March 1st 1919
Who Led the Movement?
Sun Yat-sen
How many People died?
7000
Why was Japan forced to leave Korea?
Because of WWII
What Koreas were created after the independence?
North and South
What year was Korea Independent from Japan
1945
How many Koreans fought in the Independence?
2000000
Some were only.
How long did Japan have control over Korea?
35 years
Who took control of the North.
The Soviets
What day was South Korea Independent from Japan
August 15th
How many Koreans were sent to prison?
45000
how many churches were destroyed?
40
What was the poisoning plot called?
"The coffee plot"
What Government was Japan at the time?
Absolute Monarchy
military Dictatorship
What day was North Korea Independent
September 9th
How many Koreans were convicted
10000
How many homes were destroyed?
700
What was the outcome?
7000 deaths, 700 homes destroyed, 16000 injured and unsuccessful.
What government was North Korea
Dictatorship/Communist
What day is Koreas independence holiday day?
August 15th
How many people started the independence?
33
How many were wounded?
16000
Why is the Independence day important to Korean history?
It commemorates the people who died trying to fight for Korean Independence.
What was Koreas government before the Independence?
Since they were under Japanese rule, they would be the same government.