Japanese occupation of Korea 1895

Signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki to stop the Chinese-Japanese war.

Assassination of Queen Min by the Japanese in Korea

•The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed on April 17, 1895.

• Main consequences:- Japanese sovereignty over Taiwan.- Japanese protectorate over Korea.

•Myeonseong, known as Queen Min was the last empress of Korea.

• Established foreign relations with Russia and China to prevent the Japanese from

taking over Korea.

•She was killed by the Japanese on 1895, which received many criticisms.

1907

Russo-Japanese War

1904-1905

• The Emperor Kojong of Korea, refused to sign the agreement that gave the power over the Korean protectorate to Japan, and abdicated.

• He was succeeded by his son Sunjong more manipunable.

1910

• Korea was annexed to the Japanese Empire in 1910 with the Taft-Katsura Covenant.

• Extinction of the Joseon Dynasty.

1917

• Proclamation of the Declaration of Independence of Korea by a group of patriots in Manchuria.

•Prohibition of publication of magazines and newspapers, meetings and associations of any kind in Korea by the Japanese government.

• Obligation to carry sword and uniform for all staff.

1919

• A strong anti-japan feeling appeared.

• March 11: peaceful independence movement sated with bloodshed.

• April 11: Korean government was established in exile in Shanghai.

Kim Yeongnang

1926

• Death of Emperor Sunjong.

• Demonstrations in favor of independence in Seoul.

1929

• Violent anti-Japanese student movements

1931-1934

Emperor Pu Yi

• With little resistance, Japan conquered Manchuria in 1931.

•The Japanese stated that this conquest was a liberation from Chinese in Manchuria. They did so to appease anti-Japanese sentiment and mislead the international media.

•In 1934, former Chinese emperor Pu Yi became emperor of Manchukuo (Manchuria). However, the power over Manchuria actually fell on the Japanese

government.

1937

Battle of Shanghai

Nanjing Slaughter

•This battle was the first serious attempt to stop the advance of Japanese troops in China.

• Main consequences:- Strong Chinese military casualties

- Post slaughter of Nanking

•After the capture of Shanghai, Japanese troops headed to Nanjing, which was also conquered.

• Nanjing witnessed countless atrocities by the Japanese army. Rape, looting, executions ... Chinese civilians were killed regardless of sex or age.

•The magnitude of this disaster is still under discussion between China and Japan.

1938

Japan takes up the entire coast of China, and controls its five largest cities.

1940

1940-1942

1941

•In order to avoid the U.S. supply to China, Japan decided to invade French Indochina.

• Taking advantage of French weakness, Japan signed a treaty with that country which allowed the presence of a number of Japanese soldiers in the territory.

•The treaty was violated by the Japanese, and so began the fighting. The victory went to Japan. •Promulgation of the

decree that forced Koreans to Japanize their names.

• Ban Korean newspapers publish “Tonga Ibo” and “Choson Ibo”.

Japan attacks Pearl Harbour

Map of the Japanese Empire

1942

• Allies surrender in Singapore.

•The Japanese began a policy of repression against Chinese, Indians and Malays.

1945

•On 6 August, the flying fortress Enola Gay dropped the Little Boy on Hiroshima.

Little Boy

•On August 9, a second bomb, Fatman, fell on Nagasaki.

Fatman

1945

•The Soviet Union declares war on Japan.

•Invasion of Soviet troops in Korea

•End of World War II

•Defeat of Japan

•Korea's division into two zones along the 38th parallel and occupation of both by Soviet and American.

1948

•Syngman Rhee was elected president of the First Republic, the only state recognized by the UN.

Syngman Rhee