Annexation of Korea and Japanese colonial administration on the peninsula (1910-1945)

1. Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty signed

   Aug 22, 1910Labels: Japan Korea, Korean Empire, Imperial Japan

   • Britannica
   • Wiki Treaty

2. Annexation proclaimed; Government-General promulgated

   Aug 29, 1910Labels: Government-General of, Imperial Japan, Annexation Proclamation

   • US Historian
   • Wiki Treaty

3. Land survey regulations issued; cadastral project begins

   Sep 1, 1910Labels: Land Survey, Government-General of, Cadastral Project

   • Japan Focus

4. Governor-General post and administration formally begin

   Oct 1, 1910Labels: Governor-General, Government-General of, Resident-General

   • Wiki Governor
   • Wiki Resident

5. March First Movement erupts nationwide

   Mar 1, 1919Labels: March First, Seoul, Korean Protest

   • Britannica
   • Wiki March1

6. Provisional Government of Korea formed in Shanghai

   Apr 11, 1919Labels: Provisional Government, Shanghai, Korean independence

   • Britannica
   • Wiki KPG

7. Battle of Qingshanli fought in Manchuria

   Oct 21, 1920Labels: Battle of, Manchuria, Korean Forces

   • Wiki Qingshanli

8. June Tenth Movement protests in Seoul

   Jun 10, 1926Labels: June Tenth, Seoul, Student Protest

   • Wiki June10
   • AKS via Wiki

9. Singanhoe founded as united nationalist-socialist front

   Feb 15, 1927Labels: Singanhoe, Nationalist Front, Socialist Front

   • Wiki Singanhoe

10. Gwangju Student Independence Movement begins

    Nov 3, 1929Labels: Gwangju Student, Gwangju, Student Protest

    • Wiki Gwangju
    • Yonhap

11. National Mobilization Law enacted for wartime control

    Apr 1, 1938Labels: State General, Imperial Japan, Wartime Law

    • Wiki Mobilization
    • IDE Archive

12. Korean Volunteer Corps founded in China

    Oct 10, 1938Labels: Korean Volunteer, Wuhan, Korean Exiles

    • Wiki KVC

13. Sōshi-kaimei name-change ordinances issued

    Jan 1, 1939Labels: S shi-kaimei, Name-Change Ordinance, Imperial Policy

    • Wiki Soshi kaimei
    • J Koreans Museum

14. Korean Language Society arrests begin

    Oct 1, 1942Labels: Korean Language, Scholars, Japanese Police

    • Wiki KLS
    • Wiki Linguistic

15. Korean women’s labor corps created for wartime mobilization

    Apr 1, 1944Labels: Korean Women, Women s, Wartime Mobilization

    • Wiki Women Corps

16. Korea liberated with Japan’s surrender

    Aug 15, 1945Labels: Liberation Day, Japan s, Korea

    • Wiki Gwangbok