Newspaper Presentation

1945

Independence of Korea from Japanese imperial rule.

Who were the freedom fighters

Throughout 35 years of Japanese imperial rule Korean Freedom fighters, often very ordinary citizens, fought domestically and oversees to fight for liberation.

Korean struggle was often undermined due the country's lack of power due to oppression. People were underestimated, yet the need to overcome injustice and prevail against the most unfortunate circumstances motivated ordinary Koreans to keep fighting. Watching friends, families, close acquaintances get arrested or killed further instilled the need to resist Japanese rule. Koreans understood that they were independent, the rest of the world also needed to acknowledge that.

Why did they continue fighting?

& the methods they used to resist

Rallies

Newspapers

Results....

Korean independenceaugust 15, 1945

Korean Indepence is known as Gwangbokjeol

'The name Gwangbokjeol uses the term “restoration” (복; bog) instead of “independence” (독립; dongnip) to emphasize that Korea had been independent for years prior to Japanese rule

Thank you for listening

Though Yu was active in the independence movement for only 21 months, her name continues to inspire strength and pride in Koreans even today.

+ info

A was a patriot who joined the movement as a high school student. She participated in peaceful rallies alongside other protesters in Seoul and helped to organize a rally in her hometown. She was arrested soon by the Japanese military police for her actions and given a three-year sentence in prison. Yu later passed away at the age of 17 from injuries she received from being tortured.

Yu Gwan-SUn (1902-1920)

An activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the Japanese official who had been appointed as Japan's first Resident-General of Korea in 1905. Ahn was later arrested for his actions, held in Japanese prison, and executed the following year. Ahn's act of patriotism served as a source of inspiration to the loyalists and independence fighters throughout the Japanese occupation.

AHN JUng-GEum (1879-1910)

A Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is widely considered to be one of the key moral and philosophical leaders of Korea during this time. Throughout the Japanese occupation of Korea, Ahn called for the moral and spiritual renewal of the Korean people. He highlighted education as one of the important components in their struggle for independence.Japanese authorities sent him to prison, but released him to Seoul National Hospital due to declining health. Authroities released him in fear that if he passed in prison, it would inspire further patriotic acts of rebellion.

AHN Chang-ho (1878-1938)

March 1, 1919 marks when nationwide anti-Japanese rallies were staged. With the death of King Gojong, who served as a symbol of Korean independence and rule, just week earlier, all citizens gathered in the capital to mourn. With this opportunity, two-million people took part in demanding independence. Although Japanese soldiers responsed with brutal suppression that killed 7,500 and injured 16,00 in addition to 47,000 arrests, Koreans found a newfound strenth in comraderie.

March first movement

This was a daily Korean-Language print considered a newspaper of record in the country. It has signficance presence during Japanese colonial period.The newspaper advocated for the rights of Koreans and published highly controversial news for the time (such as the March First Movement). These controversies ofteled journalists to get killed by Japanese soldiers. It was one of the few ways Koreans could get authentic news that was not regulated by Japanese rule. Unfortunately, it was forced to disband in August 1940 due to new Japanese laws regulating media.

dong-a Ilbo