General & Background Information
Why do we celebrate this holiday?
To remember the big protest when Koreans stood up against Japanese rule
What year did Japan take control of Korea?
1910
Kim Gu (김구)
What main thing did they do during the 3/1 Movement?
Read the Proclamation of Korean Independence
What did people carry/hang outside the window to show national pride?
Korean national flag (태극기)
Why did Koreans protest?
For their own country & freedom
When did Korean leaders write and sign the Korean Declaration of Independence?
March 1st, 1919
What year was Ahn Jung-geun (안중근) executed?
1910
What main impact did the 3/1 Movement make?
Made the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
People also did this to spread awareness internationally about the 3.1 movement.
Sending letters/appeals to other countries.
Fill in the blank:
Japan forced children to learn _____ at school
Japanese
When was Ito Hirobumi killed?
October 26, 1909
What Japanese military official did Yoon Bong-gil (윤봉길) kill?
Shirakawa Yoshinori
What is the concept that made Koreans declare independence?
National Self-Determination (민족 자결 주의)
Many activists were sent to jail in this court.
Military tribunal (군사 법정)
What were Koreans not allowed to do during Japanese rule?
Use Korean language or culture
What year did Yu Gwan-sun (유관순) pass away?
1920
Who was the key leader in the March 1st movement?
Yu Gwan-sun (유관순)
The representatives moved the place of the Declaration of Independence Ceremony to here.
Taehwa Restaruant (태화관)
When did the 3/1 Movement become a national holiday?
Hint: Between 1940 and 1950
1949
Fill in the blank:
Japanese officials took Korea's _____ and ______
Money & Resources
When did the bombing attack at Hongkou Park in Shanghai take place?
April 29, 1932
Where was Ito Hirobumi killed (by Ahn Jung-geun, 안중근)?
At Harbin Railway Station
What did the Government-General of Chosen (조선총독) do after seeing the 3/1 movement?
Reduce economic freedom and increase the number of police officers.
This agreement/treaty made Korea lose power/sovereignty.
Japan–Korea Protectorate Treaty (을사조약)