North and South Korean History

What (TWO) wars are largely responsible for the division between North and South Korea?

• World War 1

• World War 2

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

Answer explanation

Initially WW2 becomes a large factor, because Japan's surrender enacts Korea's independence. As the Koreas divide into communist North and capitalist South there grows further divisions. Eventually North Korea invades South Korea in 1953 starting the Korean war which further ensured the divisions between the two countries.

In the 1800s, when Korea was one nation, what country was it a tributary state of?

• Japan

• The United States

• China

• Russia

What is a tributary state?

• a country that is controlled by another country and has to pay tribute to them

• a country with rivers that are tributaries to larger rivers

• a country where their attributes are homogenous

• a country where they have to volunteer as tributes to fight in Hunger Games

In what war did the Japanese defeat the Chinese?

• Vietnam War

• World War 1

• Cold War

• Sino-Japanese War

What was Shimonoseki?

• a Korean dish

• a Japanese dance

• the first president of Japan

• a treaty that provided Korea with independence

Why did Japan want Korea to be independent?

• they wanted equal rights for the neighboring nation

• they didn't want China to interfere when they tried to gain control of Korea

• Japan feels democracy is important for all

• they wanted a fair trade agreement with Korea

Who was the emperor of Korea in 1897? (Japan greatly influenced his decisions.)

• Kim Jon Il

• King Tut

• King Gojong

• King Nishikado

What eliminated Korea's independence in 1905?

• World War 1

• Protectorate Treaty with Japan

• Korean War

• Shimoneseki Treaty

Japan ruled over Korea from 1910-1945

• True

• False

Other than enforcing harsh laws, what did Japan try to do that greatly impacted all Koreans?

• worked to end all their cultural practices

• stole all their crops

• ended the Korean clothing ceremonies

• changed their religion

Answer explanation

When Japan took control, they took over schools and universities to reinforce the ideas of subjecting themselves to superior Japanese. They were instructed to only speak Japanese and learn Japanese history. They occupied their land and forced the labor locally and also transported nearly 1 mil to Japan to labor in their fields. They tore down ancient palaces and other structures significant to Korean history.