Hanistry
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1910-1945

Japanese Occupation

Korea was colonized by Imperial Japan, producing forced assimilation, extraction, industrialization, and independence movements.

1910-1945

Korea under Japanese rule

Capital: Keijo (Seoul)

Colonial rule transformed land, labor, education, and identity while Koreans organized independence movements at home and abroad.

Major events

  • Annexation Treaty of 1910
  • March First Movement in 1919
  • Liberation on August 15, 1945

Cultural achievements

  • Independence press and schools
  • Provisional Government activism
  • Modern nationalist literature