Japan is 1904 just before the Russo-Japanese War begins Japan-Korea Protocol as an excuse for Korea's independence and territorial integrity Was signed with the Korean government. And restrict Korean diplomatic rights And secure Japan's leadership over finance First Japan-Korea Agreement To conclude.
This is to make South Korea a protectorate against Russia, and at the same time, Japan is a imperialist nation . It meant walking as.
Japanese domination of South Korea
Russo-Japanese War When Japan won, Japan sought to secure a base for expanding into the continent. The first Japan-Korea Agreement, which was previously signed, restricted South Korea's diplomatic rights and promoted a protectorate, but in order for Japan to actually control South Korea as a colony, approval from Western countries is required. did.
Therefore, 1905 Informally with the United States [ Taft-Katsura Agreement ], With the United Kingdom, Anglo-Japanese Alliance Agreement Revised and approved Japan's protectorate of Japan I was allowed to.
Japan, which allowed Western countries to recognize South Korea's rule in this way, immediately Second Japan-Korea Agreement . Stolen Korea's diplomatic rights .. Resident-General that oversees Korean diplomacy in Hanseong Hirobumi Ito Becomes the first lord-lieutenant and begins to become a protectorate.
Opposition movements will spread throughout South Korea against such movements in Japan.
1907 Korean Emperor Gojong Is the 2nd Universal Peace Conference I sent a messenger to appeal to Western countries for the independence of South Korea, but since each country accepted the rule of South Korea in Japan, I will pass this appeal.
In this event, Japan became Korean emperor Gojong . To abdicate and forcibly conclude the Third Japan-Korea Agreement, Internal Government Dissolve the Korean Army Let me.
With the colonization of South Korea by Japan, the militia movement to win democratization will intensify in South Korea. So the Japanese government 1909 We will dispatch an army to suppress the volunteers, but Hirobumi Ito Will be assassinated.
After the assassination of Hirobumi Ito, the Japanese annexation of Korea was promoted at a rapid pace, 1910 . Japan-Korea Merger Treaty Was signed and Korea is colonized Did. In addition, the name of South Korea was changed to Korea, and it was Government-General of Korea as a governing body. Army General Masatake Terauchi as the first governor-general Was appointed and military police politics against the background of military and police forces Was held in Korea.
Full-scale entry into Manchuria
In Japan, the expansion into Manchuria is in full swing.
1905 Portsmouth Treaty Japan, which had acquired various rights in South Manchuria, ruled the Kanto region in 1906 Kanto Metropolitan Government . Will be installed in the order of travel. And South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. Was established, and also managed coal mines along the railway line, providing a foothold for economic expansion into Manchuria.
In response, the United States, which was interested in the Manchurian market, appealed for the opening of the door and objected to Japan's monopoly on South Manchuria's interests. As a result, US-Japan relations have cooled, and the movement to eliminate Japanese immigrants has intensified in the western United States.
In addition, there are growing calls for the return of interests in Qingdao, and Japan has the Second Anglo-Japanese Alliance Agreement in 1905. And Japan-Russia Agreement With this as a shield, the interests of Manchuria were recognized by the international community.
On the other hand, in the Qing dynasty, 1911 Yin Metal Pig against tyranny and foreign rule Outbreak, the Republic of China was established with Sun Yat-sen as the extraordinary president, and the Qing dynasty, which lasted nearly 300 years, collapsed.
As Japan progressed as an imperialist nation, relations with the United States deteriorated, but the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was maintained and Japan-Russia relations improved. In the future, the international situation in which each country seeks interests will become more complicated.