reation to korea`s involvement with japan and the west at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries

Korea 's involvement with Japan and the west at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries

2007

Korea 's involvement with Japan and the west at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries

Today , Korea had made its own footprints in history . This country had gone through different types of struggles , revolutions , and battle . As time goes by , Korea has become strong country to the fact that it can raise its economy and it can also contribute to the economic stability of Asia

. The purpose of this is to show Korea as part of the world history and its involvement to Japan and west in late 19th century and early 20th century

During the late 19th century and early 20th century , Korea become strong not only its external forces but also on its internal forces Japan and West attempted to `open ' Korea . Their meaning of `opening ' is not just a simple opening of the country to grow and developed but there is always an internal intention within this issue . Koreans thought their country was as open as they wanted it to be-which , from the Western standpoint , was not very open . Korea thought that they could embrace other cultures aside from their own they knew that there are parts of them that were coming from other countries . However , they come to realized that they have started to close their backdoors and soon they will close their front doors to other nations but it doesn 't mean that they will not have a connection with other countries - there will still be a form of partnership between Korea and other nations but all of these will only be for business purposes . In short , Korea 's goal is to have their own kind of living as one country - having their own sets of beliefs , traditions , and cultures

In the modern era "opening " has been the implicit or explicit goal of every Japanese and American leader when thinking about Korea . But "opening " was the beginning of the end for old Korea , for the Sinic universe it inhabited , for a way of thinking about the relations between nations , for a way of thought . Korea is a kind of nation that would truly love its tradition and culture . The purpose of the West and Japan to open Korea is to make it a modern country and leave the old Korea . In this case , Korea needs to have a make-over in terms of modernity . But Korea refused this kind of `opening . They insisted to have their own life . If ever they would like to modernize their country , it will be their choice and freedom . Therefore , no other country should make some move for them to change what they have as a country

Korea also saw Japan as a threat or a virus ' that will harm their country as it continue to rise . That this virus came first in the form of a newly rising Japan made Korean choices all...