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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Japanese rule in Korea (1910-1945)

Japanese rule in Korea (1910-1945)

  1. Eulsa Treaty makes Korea a Japanese protectorate

    Labels: Eulsa Treaty, Resident-General, Korean Empire

  2. 1907 treaty transfers Korea’s internal administration

    Labels: 1907 Treaty, Japanese administration, Korean government

  3. Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty is sealed

    Labels: Annexation Treaty, Japan, Korea

  4. Annexation proclaimed; Governor-General system begins

    Labels: Government-General of, Governor-General, Japanese colonial

  5. March First Movement launches nationwide independence protests

    Labels: March First, Seoul, Korean demonstrators

  6. Korean Provisional Government forms in Shanghai

    Labels: Korean Provisional, Shanghai, Korean exiles

  7. Kantō Massacre targets Koreans after the 1923 earthquake

    Labels: Kant Massacre, Great Kant, Koreans in

  8. Gwangju Student Movement sparks renewed anti-colonial activism

    Labels: Gwangju Student, students, anti-colonial activism

  9. National Mobilization Law drives wartime total mobilization

    Labels: National Mobilization, Japanese government, total war

  10. Sōshi-kaimei name-change policy takes effect in Korea

    Labels: S shi-kaimei, name-change policy, Government-General

  11. Korean Liberation Army is established under the exile government

    Labels: Korean Liberation, Provisional Government, China

  12. Korean Language Society members arrested in a major crackdown

    Labels: Korean Language, police crackdown, language scholars

  13. Japan announces surrender, ending colonial rule in Korea

    Labels: Japan surrender, Liberation Day, Korea

  14. U.S. forces land and establish military government in southern Korea

    Labels: US Military, U S, southern Korea