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This 6-page paper focuses on negatives and positives of Japan's occupation of Korea between 1910 and 1945. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Korea formally annexed by Japan. According to most history books, what followed was 35 years of ruthless, brutal and bloody occupation, with the Japanese trying to forcibly mold the Koreans
into their own image with brute force. The occupation only came to an end in 1945, when Japan surrendered to the Allies in World War II.
Even to this day, Koreans have long memories, and rightfully so. Their country was oppressed, its citizens losing their rights and, at times, their lives. However,
as with any issue, there are two sides. Though the Japanese occupation of Korea was reprehensible in many ways, some benefits actually came out of the occupation. Neither Korean nation
today would be in the position its in without that occupation. South Korea enjoys a free market economic system; North Korea not so much (mainly due to Soviet influence). But
none of that would have happened without the Japanese occupation. Negative Impact of the Occupation The Japanese rule was brutal when the
country came to power in Korea. Throughout that 35-year occupation, the Japanese worked hard to destroy all elements of Korean culture from society (Life in Korea, 2006). People had to
adopt Japanese names and convert to Shintoism, the native Japanese religion (Life in Korea, 2006). Korean citizens were also prohibited from using Korean language in schools and in business (Life
in Korea, 2006), though as well see later, this prohibition only became law in 1937, and until the end of World War II. An independence movement in 1919 was brutally
put down, which killed thousands, imprisoned tens of thousands and destroyed churches, temples, schools and homes (Life in Korea, 2006). Worse
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