HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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The Japanese wanted Korea’s agricultural output.
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Japan wanted to travel through Korea to invade China.
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Japan was furious about the Korean alphabet.
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Japanese and Korean leaders disagreed about the strength of the Manchu.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan invaded/colonized Korea because it was part of Japan’s imperialist goals. Since Japan ended its seclusion policy and established diplomatic relationships with the Great Powers, there had always been a possibility that Japan would be invaded and colonized.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 22 August 1910, Japan effectively annexed Korea with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 signed by Ye Wanyong, Prime Minister of Korea, and Terauchi Masatake, who became the first Japanese Governor-General of Korea. The treaty became effective the same day and was published one week later.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1894-95 Japan defeated China in a war to determine control of Korea, and a decade later it decisively defeated Russia in a war over exploitation rights in Korea and Manchuria in northeastern China.
Detailed explanation-4: -Japan’s participation in the Korean War is not a secret. It helped defend South Korea, sending crews and minesweepers into actual combat during the crucial first six months of that war. The Korean War started on June 25, 1950.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592 (Korean: ; Hanja: ), a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 (Korean: ; Hanja: ).