Korean nationalist groups began to discuss how show their intention to started social movement. March 1st was chosen to be the day of demonstration. Until today, Korean still commemorate this day. Why do you think people still commemorate March 1st movement? Can you give brief explanation how this movement started and why it failed?
Then, Korean media received publication permits from Japanese goverment. How important was the role of media after the Saito's reform of Cultural Policy?
Korean students in oversea have their ownway to support social movement that happened int heir motherland. What Korean students in Japan did to respond this social change?
Great post Salma.
BalasHapusThe March 1st Movement did have a lot of impact on Korean mass awareness. It didn't accomplish what it wanted, however. It will be interesting to see what the students think.
The media in Korea really began with the Saito reforms. The two newspapers that were created helped to push the independence movement's ideas.
Japan was a breeding ground for ideas and ideology. What Korean students learned there was the creation of a new nationalism.
I am excited to see what the resonders have to say.
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The March 1st movement (Sam-il Movement) was occured in March 1, 1919 for the independence of Korea. Though the March 1st Movement achieve nothing but it was a big violence and the movement unify the country. It was the nation's first people's movement in which approximately 2,000,000 Koreans had participated in the more than 1500 demonstrations where many of them were killed and many of them were arrested too. That's why the March 1st Movement is in the heart and memory of the Korean people. They have strong feeling with it. And March 1 was given as National holiday in Korea since 1949.
BalasHapusYes!
HapusAlthough it was a failure and independence was not gained, the protest movement sparked a feeling of nationalism and unification.
The Saito reforms came to be known as the Cultural Policy (Bunka Seiji). As the two Korean newspapers, Korea Daily News(the Choson Ilbo) and East Asia Daily News(the Tonga Ilbo)received publication permits within the Saito reforms in 1920, many organizations like youth group, educational, religious, social labor/farmer were appeared for nationwide networks. In this way media encourages different fields to involve in nationalist movement.
BalasHapusWherever the Koreans were staying in foreign countries, they were looking for the independence of Korea. The young generations were taking part in different ways for their nation's independence. The Korean students in Japan also formed the Korean Independence Crops(Choson Ch'ongnyon Tongniptan) where more than 600 Korean students gather in Tokyo to attend the meeting through which they chose some representatives and sent them to Korea to talk with nationalist leaders in colony for the immediate independence of Korea.
Yes. The two new newspapers helped spread nationalism throughout the country.
HapusLiving outside of Korea, young Koreans were able to read and discuss without the fear of repression. This way they were able to radicalize.
Hello.... here is my response for salma questions....
BalasHapusThe March 1st movement started after U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had given his famous Fourteen Points speech that apparently served as a rallying point for students and community leaders in their efforts to form a strong independence movement. On March 1st, 1919, Koreans erupted into a wide-scale protest against Japanese occupation forces in what became known as the March 1st Movement. As the nation’s first people’s movement, the events of that day live on in the hearts and minds of millions of Koreans and are commemorated by a reading of the Independence Declaration at an annual ceremony. The campaign for Korean independence is remembered as the most serious act of resistance to Japanese power at that time. However it’s failed because the significance of the movement is not clearly understood by the Korean people, and scholars and intellectuals in Korea their opinions differ about the importance of the movement. The Japanese did not think the Korean is capable for such concerted action. The Japanese started to react by arrested, beating and burning the village. A lot of people die, injured and arrested. At the end the movement achieve nothing but more violent.
As we know media is the best way to convey information. The permit allowed publication on article about politics, social problems and international event. This means all Korean people know about their country problems. The two newspapers Choson Ilbo and Tonghak Ilbo helped resuscitate Korean nationalism. Moreover, it’s attracted a lot of Korean intellectuals became an editors and reporters.
The Korean student in Japan encountered a society that was reeling from the effect of a generation of rapid economic and social changes. Social revolution was the hot topic to discuss among Korean student in Japan they was drawn into a lot of new ideas. Korean student in Japan has been organized and many radical organizations emerged that introduce this student to revolutionary ideology. A lot of Korean student that study in Japan bring their radical schooling to Korea and they established a study group, youth organization and tenant union.
Good, Ivy.
HapusThe March 1st Movement is still polarizing in Korea. Some historians think it didn't achieve much but I think that it connected people like never before.
Yes. The newspapers helped build a new literati and helped spread nationalist thought.
Studying and learning in Japan helped young Koreans to radicalize and they brought these ideas back to Korea. This helped fuel the Socialist and radical movements.
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BalasHapusThis is my answer for the first question
The Samil Movement came as a result of the repressive nature of colonial occupation under the military rule of the Japanese Empire following 1905, and the "Fourteen Points" outlining the right of national "self-determination" proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919.
At 2 P.M. on March 1, 1919, 33 activists who formed the core of the Samil Movement convened at Taehwagwan Restaurant in Seouland read the Korean Declaration of Independence that had been drawn up by historian Choe Nam-seon. The main problem that the Samil Movement failed is because the Korean people not really understanding the aim of the movement, and the Japanese use their police force and army to repression and slaughter the Korean people that participate in the movement.
After the Samil Movement, approximately 2,000,000 Koreans had participated in the more than 1,500 demonstrations, many who were massacred by the Japanese police force and army. So this period call as The Bloody History of the Korean Independence Movement (Hangul: 한국독립운동지혈사), because in the reported wrote by Park Eunsik there are 7,509 people killed, 15,849 wounded, and 46,303 arrested. But the Japanese officials reported from March 1 to April 11 only 553 people killed with over 12,000 arrested, 8 policemen and military killed, and 158 wounded. Most arrested were taken to the infamous Seodaemun Prison in Seoul where they faced torture, death without trial or due process.
And the second is
In the old time, if people need to know something new is happening, they will buy a newspaper and read it. So in the Saito Reform there are two newspaper was read by the Korean people at that time, they are The Choson Newspaper and The East Asia Daily News. So there are many organization use newspaper to let the Korean people know there purpose and let them to involve in to the nationalist movement in Korea.
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In all the histories of depending a country or their own country have a big problem, the people that stay in foreign countries will looking the news and make some decision to help their country with the power that they have.
Just like the Koreans that stay and study in foreign countries, they also carry about their country. But each group of student had their own idea. The Korean student that study in Japan, they also have participate in forming the Korean Independence Crops and there was more than 600 Korean students gathered in Tokyo, Japan to attend the meeting. Other than that, some university student have made some organization and group to discuss the problem in Korea and how to solve the problems.
That's OK Xin. We understand.
BalasHapusGood post.
Yes, the repressions that occurred from the protests were bloody indeed. The protests didn't gain independence but helped cement unity in the Korean people.
The newspapers helped disseminate nationalist thought to people who normally wold not have known about it. Very important.
Living in Japan enabled young Koreans to discuss and study radical ideas without fear of repression. They took these ideas home with them.
Good post Xin. See you soon.