Kim,+Min+Jung+(Nicole)BDSEM22011


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Timeline: http://www.dipity.com/nkim13/3-Events-That-Triggered-the-Annexation-of-Korea/

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Work Cited

"Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 15 May 2011. "Tonghak Rebellion." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 15 May 2011. "Japan, the West, and Korea." Asia for Educators, Columbia University. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2011.

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Queen Min Isabella Bird on Queen Min - Regal - nice looking slender women cold and keen eyes - intelligent, influential, kind, beautiful-looking - married kojung in 15 - she was king because of her family - kojung didn't want to have a woman with a powerful background - became very influential in the government - wanted to westernize - people who didn't like western influence didn't support Min - tried to maintain korean independence, developing technology - some saw her as a power hungry woman - Japanese had to take her out of the picture bc she will be on the way of trying to annex korea.

The documents, Gabo Reform Edicts and the Charter Oath 1896, are alike in the fact that they both believe in the equality among the class system, particularly the Gabo Reform Edicts. Parts of the edict include conscription to the army regardless of the background, and most of all, the hierarchal society to be abolished. The Charter Oath of 1868 states the equality of classes in carrying administration of affairs of state, and also the right for the common people to pursue his own calling.
 * 1. How are these documents alike? Be specific in showing exactly how they are similar.**

The two documents are different in a way that the Gabo Reform Edict places emphasis on having a sovereign country with a king solely in power, while the Charter Oath puts emphasis on imperialism and also encourages people of different class to govern the country together.
 * 2. How are these documents different? Be specific in showing how exactly they are different.**

Their ultimate purpose is to guide people to have a stable society where social gaps do not cause uproar of the lower class.
 * 3. What, ultimately, is their purpose?**

Though it is not exactly as the documents have stated, I think the Koreans and the Japanese were able to achieve their objectives today.
 * 4. These were very lofty goals for both people to try to achieve. To what degree do you feel the Koreans and the Japanese were able to achieve their objectives?**

- I think artistic renditions depict the heroics of war better, as photographs show the events as they really were. However, artistic rendition may have some bias based on the artistic's subjective views on the hero, occasionally having fictional parts to the artwork and portraying heroism of war with much exaggeration.
 * 1. Do artistic renditions or photographs depict the heroics of war better?**

- I think artistic renditions also depict the horrors of war better. Photographs are not as vivid as some of the details of the artwork, as they were taken in black and white and many of the pictures shown are taken from afar. However, artistic renditions often exaggerate the casualties or the cruelties of war, having a vivid imagery of the war.
 * 2. Do artistic renditions or photographs depict the horrors of war better? (Consider all photographs of war that you have seen, both historical and contemporary)**


 * 3. How does the medium affect the message? Can we say that, [|"[The medium is the message"]] ?**
 * -** Medium affects the message by causing the audience to interpret a problem in a certain way. By viewing the medium, the audience will have a subjective view on the message, leading the audience in a direction the medium intended on taking. As a result, we can say that "the medium is the message", since the medium determines the way a message is perceived by the audience.

- 1905 was such a turning point in Japanese and World history, as Japan, unexpectedly defeated a major power of the west, Russia, claiming the first victory of the east over the west in history. Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese war rose Japan to a world-power status. If Japan had lost the war, it would be an expected result, and therefore Japanese imperialism over countries in East Asia may not have been possible. Japanese claims over Korea, parts of China, and may not have occurred.
 * 4. Why is 1905 such a turning point in Japanese and World history? How might history have been different had Japan lost the Russo-Japanese War?**

How are the Chinese soldiers portrayed in these prints? The Japanese soldiers? - Chinese soldiers are portrayed as weak and inferior in this prints, while Japanese soldiers look quite victorious and also very pompous and arrogant.

Look at the weapons used by each side, are they different? How? Does this tell us anything about Japanese technological advancement?

- The weapons in this picture are both swords and spears, showing a slow technological advancement of Japan.

Why do sports often become symbolic battlegrounds between nations? - Sports often become symbolic battlegrounds between nations, as it is a "peaceful war" between nations. Sports were a symbol of national strength, the baseball diamond became another proving ground in Japan's quest for national self-respect. //Why does this matter to a people? What do they find so gratifying in the experience of witnessing their team beat another in the arena of sport?// Is imperialism/colonialism simply about militarily and politically controlling another nation, or is it also about proving one’s self-perceived cultural superiority over another? - imperialism/colonialism is not simply militarily and politically controlling another nation. For example, if you look at the arms race between Japan and China, gaining Korea was proving one's cultural superiority over another.