Cheat Sheet on Japanese Colonization in Korea:
- Using Source 1: outline what colonization is and how it affected Korea, more specifically Korean education and family values
- Using Source 2: outline Japanese colonial rule more specifically than the ideology behind it (as source 1 does)
- Using Source 3: outline society and culture in Korea during the colonial time period
Example from source 1:
Source 1:
“Colonial Rule and Social Change in Korea: The Paradox of Colonial Control”
- Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) is usually looked at economically
- It is important to understand social changes that occurred
- Necessary to see the contradictions between conflicting needs of colonial rule and the imbalance opposed by control
- Generalizations based on one economic analysis does not paint the full picture
- Social ties and family issues are two topics focused on to understand social consequences and contradictions in colonial rule
- Orthodox interpretation of Japanese colonial rule in Korea is known for nationalism, focus on political dependency, social control and repression, economic exploitation, and loss of cultural identity
- Emphasizes suffering because of discrimination and physical and psychological controls (doesn’t go farther than that)
