USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan from 1910 to 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -Occupied by Japan after the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and formally annexed five years later, Korea chafed under Japanese colonial rule for 35 years-until the end of World War II, when its division into two nations began.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan after years of war, intimidation and political machinations; the country would be considered a part of Japan until 1945.

Detailed explanation-4: -Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) was a contradictory experience for Koreans. On the one hand, Japanese colonialism was often quite harsh. For the first ten years Japan ruled directly through the military, and any Korean dissent was ruthlessly crushed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Japanese rule (1910–1945) Many Koreans formed the Righteous army to fight against Japanese rule. Korea was controlled by Japan under a Governor-General of Chōsen from 1910 until Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied Forces on 15 August 1945.