Saturday, May 5, 2012

Initial Conquest


      South Korea was initially conquered by Japan in 1905, and with the signing of the Eulsa Treaty Japanese citizens started to move to Korea. However it wasn’t until 1910 with the signing of the Annexation treaty that they were officially annexed into Japan. Japan’s takeover was relatively painless for Korea since very little blood was shed. Japan used a trade blockade to force Korea to allow Japanese citizens to settle in Korea. After the signing of the Eulsa Treaty three Korean ports opened to the trade of Japanese boats, and even after their decolonization in 1945 they stayed on peaceful terms with Japan. To see an official Japanese map while Korea was under their control, scroll down!

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