background to the Korean war before 1945 Flashcards
big question 1
what happened in 1905
- Japan-Korea treaty
- threatened with a military invasion
what resulted in the 1905 Japan-Korea treaty
- Korea forced to become a protectorate of imperial Japan
what did the Japan-Korea treaty of 1910 start
the annexation of the Korean Empire by imperial Japan
when did the annexation of the Korean Empire by imperial Japan start
29th August 1910
what did Kin Gojong of Korea refuse to do in 1910
he refused to sign the treaty and now Korea legally has to do as Japan orders
what happened in 1932
- Lee Bong Chang fails in his attempt to assassinate Emperor Hirohito in Tokyo
who was Lee Bong Chang
Korean independence activist
what happened in 1941
- the Japanese and the allies go to war
- now korean troops were used against the americans and her allies
when did japan and the allies go to war
1941
what did Japan start in 1944
the conscription of Koreans into the armed forces
how many Korean males were inducted into the army in 1944
200 000
when did Japan start to conscript people into the armed forces
1944
what happens in 1945
the Empire of Japan surrenders to the allies
what does the terms of the Potsdam Declaration say
Korea becomes independent
what happens in the peace negotiations at Potsdam in 1945
the Korean peninsula was taken from Japanese control and put into two zones of occupation
