Examine the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in the early part of 20th century including both positive and negative effects on this island community

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Japanese occupation in Taiwan

The Japanese occupation in Taiwan has been recorded in the world history as one of the earliest colonization in the Asian continent . The desire to capture Taiwan by Japan dates back to as early as 1552 when Japan started a southward expansion policy . During this period however , Japan was unsuccessful due to resistance by armed local people and due to diseases which killed most of the Japanese armies .By 1880 Taiwan was ruled by the Chinese but they were

defeated by Japan in the dispute over Korea sovereignty . Consequently , China surrendered over the Taiwan Island to the Japanese authorities . In reality , the Japanese occupation period in Taiwan refers to the period between 1895 and 1945 (Sinkich 52 . During this fifty year period of occupation , the Taiwan Island was made a modern colony as it was the first Japanese overseas colony Economy , public works , culture and industries were improved . At the same time however , this occupation resulted to a myriad of social problems and exploitation of the local people . This tries to bring out the reasons for Japanese scramble in Taiwan , their developments , positive and negative effects of their occupation , and the Taiwan anti-Japanese movements which led to their independence from Japan

The Japanese government wanted Taiwan as it is first colony because of political , social , and economic reasons . Since there was a lot of desire by many western countries to colonize some of the African and Asian countries , Japan was...