with the industrialized world, but throughout this process, many aspects of Japanese policy and culture…
Modern Japan's foreign policy was shaped at the outset by its need to reconcile its Asian identity with its desire for status and security in an international order dominated by the West.…
The responses of China and Japan towards western penetration in the nineteenth century were completely different. The Chinese were absolutely against it and became an isolated nation. This was different that the Japanese who viewed it as somewhat of a challenge and accepted it.…
According to document 5, the description written by Sook Nyul Choi in Korea between the end of WWII and 1950, Korea was actually a “victim country” for the Cold War that existed between the US and the USSR. This could be proven by the fact that people were affected negatively by these communist soldiers and weapons such as tanks and guns. The communist troops from both China and Russia not only threatened people which led to the Northern refugees to escape to Seoul, people who are “labeled” as traitors were shot with machine guns and hanged in the town square for other people to see as a bad example to not follow. Then looking at document 6a, the map shows the result of the Korean War from 1950-1953. North Korea and South Korea were being divided along the 38th parallel due to their difference in supporters and political views. These evidences shows how the Cold War made Korea into battlefields and by the Russians supporting communist in the north, and the Americans spreading capitalism in the south, this led to the Korean War. The war not only led to the division of Korea, it also caused millions of soldiers and civilians to lost lives and which destroyed the economy in both North and South…
The mistreatment of the Koreans by the Japanese was also a large factor in the corrupt setting during imperialism. According to Radio Korea International, the Koreans were forced to be molded and shaped into the Japanese culture. Policies indicted that the people that the people of Korea had to change…
Japan and China both had contrasting responses to the Western Penetration during the 19th Century. China rejected the idea of westernization, while Japan embraced it, and used it to their advantage. When western technology was introduced, China resisted it, while Japan gladly accepted it. When it came to trade China only accepted a small amount of goods while Japan accepted a wide range of goods. In the long run China isolating itself did not have a positive turnout, but Japan flourished and was successful because it embraced westernization.…
Korea also had the same idea as Japan, cultural borrowing from China. They copied Buddhism, China’s art & architecture, and Confucian learning. Korea tried bureaucracy as well but they failed, having no support form nobles. Korea was soon almost re-conquered by Tang to take advantage of internal divisions, establish a tribute system instead with new…
Document 8, clearly says that when Korea’s contact with the outside world became bigger, the religion of Buddhism was passed on to Korea , which brought the enrichment of Korean culture. Document says that when Buddhism entered Japan, it brought Japan a new system of beliefs and pious attitudes. Buddhism became a major force in the nation’s political affairs . Lastly, it was major carrier of the Chinese civilization.…
Opening of Korea- Korea was seen as even more isolated than Japan, and after a short period of fighting, in which Korea was extremely unprepared for, the United States signed a treaty to open up trade between the…
Political and social issues between Korea and Japan are fraught with tension in the present day because of the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. During the occupation, the Japanese tried to eliminate Korean culture and enforced a policy to obliterate the Korean nation. The occupation was a relatively recent historical event that has been taught in classes and imparted to Korean generations, thus marking the memory of the present generation, which makes it difficult for them not to be so biased with Japanese actions in the present day. I think we should look at how Korean government defines and teaches about the relationship between the two countries through usage of cultural identity and collective memory of Japanese occupation to unify people and up-build Korean economic. In hope of both countries do not make matters worse for Korean–Japanese political and social issues.…
The modernization of countries around the world couldn’t keep up with its advancements and is recognized today as one of the biggest world powers. This benefited Japan greatly and the good outweighs the bumpy start to the…
First, Korea was influenced by China by having adopted Confucian values. Also, they adapted the civil service exam but only for the aristocrats. The Buddhist missionaries spread Buddhism. Korea also perfected Chinese inventions. Such as moveable type, perfected porcelain making. However, Korea used their Korean Hangul rather than Chinese symbols, and spoke a different language. Second, Japan was influenced by China adopting the Chinese style of government. Japan also adopted aspects of Chinese society. Such as, clothing, tea drinking, and pottery. Buddhism entered Japan through Korea. Japanese students, monks, traders, officials visited the Tang Court. Also, Korea and Japan are in constant contact early on. However, the rural areas stayed traditional. The Japanese did not adopt the civil service exam. Japan also revised the Chinese style of writing and added additional symbols. Uniquely, the women had more freedom. Japan also blended Buddhism and Shinto. Therefore, Korea and Japan were influenced by China in various ways.…
The United States change Japanese society since Japanese have adopted western technology and launched their own industrial revolution. In addition, it led to creating a powerful navy and begun building their own empire in Asia.…
After being under the Japanese control, the United States and the USSR shared control of the Korean Peninsula. Korea was divided at the 38th parallel with the Soviet Union taking control of the northern area and the U.S. in control of the southern area (Gertz 1). Both rivaling sides provided military support and created new governments friendly to each respective superpower. Moreover, it also showed the weak handed control of the U.S. in South Korea. They were limited in the amount of military support, “lacking tanks, aircrafts and all but small amounts of field artillery” (Hickey). Korea presents to be moving towards a more communist rule. As the War continued in Korea, the United States showed no interest in Korea. This sudden disinterest in Korea was due to it having no geopolitical significance (Hickey). Unfortunately, the USSR took this as an opportunity to extended communism by providing military support for North Korean forces to capture almost all of the peninsula in a matter of months. In the end the Korean War showed American and Soviet revolutionary aid in the spread or resistance of communist expansion in Asia through direct military…
Japan was a colonizer of Korea when Korea decided to sign the 1910 annexation treaty with Japan.…