ASIAN AM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Provisional Government Of The Republic Of Korea, Korean Independence Movement, March 1St Movement
8 Nov 2016
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1905 korea became protectorate of japan: russo-japanese war (1904-1905), russia recognized japan entitled to pursue interest in korea, u. s. secretary of war william taft (27th president) signed treaty with japan. U. s. agreed not to interfere; japan agreed not to interfere in philippines. Taft-katsura agreement in 1905: with japanese troops in korea, korean state agreed to hard over foreign affairs, ceded control over korea"s trade ports. 1910 1945: japanese occupation of korea: august 22, 1910: emperor of korea conceded sovereignty of korea to japan. Shanghai, april 1919: resulted in dispersal of korean nationalists freedom fighters to manchuria (china) and u. s. (hawaii, california) Japanese colonization key impetus for korean immigration to u. s: worked as domestics, on sugar plantations in hawaii, and other low wage labor. Organized and fundraised for liberation of korea methodist church in the u. s: provided korean men in u. s. formal leadership roles, provided korean women space to exert political activism. Korean volunteer armies were formed within u. s.
