The Timeline
At the end of this century, the Japanese imperial interest in Korea began
What is 1800s?
East Asian country that colonized Korea from 1910 to 1945, including the entire period of World War II.
Who is Japan?
What are Colonial Policies?
This language gradually replaced Korean as the main language taught in school during colonization
What is Japanese?
The founding leader of North Korea who fought against Japanese occupation
Who is Kim Il-Sung?
The start of Japanese colonization of Korea
What is 1910?
North American country that occupied the Southern part of Korea during 1945-1948
Who is the U.S.?
Japan removed Korea's army to stop uprisings and resistance under this policy
What is the disbandment of the Korean army?
The Korean alphabet is referred to this
What is Hangul?
The line that divided North and South Korea immediately following the end of WWII
What is the 38th parallel?
The end of Japanese colonization of Korea, also the end of WWII.
What is 1945?
This former union occupied the Northern part of Korea from 1945 to 1948
Who is the Soviet Union?
Japan controlled courts, police, speech, and public life through this policy
What is suppression of freedoms?
This script was used as the basis of both Korean and Japanese language
What is Chinese script?
The area that divides North and South Korea now, following the end of the Korean War
What is the DMZ (de-militarized zone?)
The year that the Japan-Korea treaty was signed allowing Japan to use Korea for military operations.
What is 1905?
Three countries that made up the Axis Powers during World War II. (Name all three)
Who is Italy, Japan, and Germany?
This policy forced Korean farmers to supply rice for Japan's own industrial growth
What is the "Rice for Industry" policy?
By the early 1940s, the use of Korean was banned in these spaces, not just in schools
What are public places?
The years during which the Korean War spanned
When was 1950-1953?
When the Korean alphabet was first introduced during the three kingdoms period, introducing hangul.
What is 1446?
These current countries were priorly apart of the Soviet Union (Only need to name 5)
Who is Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, etc.?
Japan attempted to erase Korean identity by attacking language names, and traditions
What is cultural genocide?
This policy forced Koreans to adopt Japanese names as part of assimilation
What is Soshi-Kaimei?
The three kingdoms of Korea prior to Japanese occupation
What were Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla?