The Imjin Wars themselves drummed up nationalism in both Korea and Japan2. However for Korea in particular Yi was a potent symbol (Yi Sun-shin 1998). One reason for his importance is that during his life he was not treated well by the Choson government. After fighting off the first Japanese invasion Yi was arrested and demoted to the lowest level in the military. Even after his humiliation and demotion at the hands of the government that he had saved he served devotedly in his station (Yi Sun-shin 1998). Perhaps this was due to his confucian ethic or maybe it was due to his personal nationalism and loyalty to the Korean state “Since that response was also redolent of Korean patriarchy and a host of prevailing social values as well as martial spirit and actually succeeded in driving off the invader, it was to earn him even greater accolades as a savior of his nation” (Gilbert, 2017). Yi’s status has also caused an annual festival to be held at the headquarters of the Korean navy to commemorate admiral Yi’s accomplishments and to celebrate the blossoming of the cherry trees (Gilbert, 2017). Admiral Yi also has a national shrine that is 342,112 square meters. There are also several statues of Yi Sun-shin in south Korea, the largest is in downtown Seoul (Gilbert, 2017). Based on his presence today it is clear to see that Yi had a lasting impact on Korean nationalism.
The majority of Korean women seem to have come from lower-class worker and farmer families. Korean and other Asian women were assigned to lower-ranking soldiers, while Japanese and European women were reserved for higher-ranking officers (Watanabe). This obviously portrays the condescending attitude the Japanese had toward Koreans.
Startled by the surprise attack on their naval base at Pearl Harbor and anxious about a full-fledged Japanese attack on the United States’ West Coast, American government officials targeted all people of Japanese descent, regardless of their citizenship status, occupation, or demonstrated loyalty to the US. As my grandfather—Frank Matsuura, a nisei born in Los Angeles, California and interned in the Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache)—often
The year is 1950 and it is June 25th. Pvt. Brian Dexter is just an American grunt, all he does in the military is follow orders of his superiors. He joined the army in 1940, just before Korea was liberated by the Russian communists after being forced to fight with Japan in the 1930s and 40s. Pvt. Dexter knows that America only got involved in this conflict because of the fact that Korea might turn communist, which America does not want to happen. America is capitalist and they want other countries to follow.
Samuel Insull was born on November 11th, 1859 in London, England. According to PBS sources, in 1881 at age twenty two, he decided to migrate to America to create a better living for himself. After working a variety of jobs in the United States, Samuel Insull was granted the opportunity to work as Thomas Edison’s private secretary. During 1892, in Schenectady, New York Thomas Edison established the General Electric Company where Samuel Insull was allowed the opportunity to be vice president of General Electric Company before having to relocate to Chicago. After relocating to Chicago in 1895, Insull became president at the Chicago Edison Company which was an electrical power system that supported Illinois and neighboring states. (Insull, 2014) During the 1920s, Insull build his dominion producing 2.5 billion of the total of electric power. In the 1930s, his company went bankrupt during the Great Depression Samuel Insull was tried with fraud, violation of federal bankruptcy laws, and embezzlement. Shortly after being charged Samuel Insull died of a heart attack on the train in Paris
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On the morning of 7 December 1941, during the end of his second term as President of the United States, the Japanese Navy launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attacks left 2403 people dead and 1178 injured as well as damaging eight U.S. Battleships (Donlan). The attack led the U.S. to join into World War
When the Japanese had economic success for a long time, also with an American fear of WWII, the Nazis, and a long-standing anti-Asian racism turned into disaster when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged. Lobbyists from western states, many representing competing economic interests or nativist groups, pressured Congress and the President to remove people who were Japanese from the west coast, both Issei (immigrants) and Nisei (Japanese Americans). The Japanese
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(U) The Korean War began in June of 1950 when the North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea (Riedel, 2017). This invasion lead to the capturing of the South Korean capital, Seoul. Later that year, the United States of America (USA) and United Nations (UN) forces invaded South Korea under the command of General MacArthur. The invasion lead to the recapturing of Seoul. North Korean forces retreated back across the 38th parallel. General MacArthur wanted to bring the fight with North Korea in their own territory. But, MacArthur had to be careful on his next move about provoking North Korea’s neighbor, China, into a war also. To make preparations for this attack, MacArthur first had to understand his enemy. MacArthur’s intelligence chief was General Willoughby. Willoughby was receiving intelligence reports from the Indian and British Government. Along with the recently formed Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) who was also operating within North Korea (P. K. Rose, 2008). But, Willoughby