ARTH 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nationality Law Of The Democratic People'S Republic Of Korea, Japanese Currency, Korean Language
16 Aug 2016
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August 15, 1945 the defeat and the liberation of korea. Korea war was seen as a con ict between socialism and capitalism, dividing korea into north and south. How the korean peninsula was divided, as reported in the western media: Portrayed the north as people who could only thrive on misery and malcontent, praising war. The us depicted north korea as derogatory as they were associated with the soviets who were supporters of communism, the enemy of democracy. The political status of koreans in japan zainichi . The japanese colonization of korea was between 1910-1945. Irrespective of their wishes, koreans were treated as the subjects of the japanese empire. Japanese language, history and geography lessons replaced their korean equivalents. During the 1930s, koreans were forced to change their name to a japanese name, and the use of korean language in schools for education purposes was banned. From the beginning of colonization, many koreans came to japan.
