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This 12 page paper examines this important movement that began a struggle for the Korean people. Information about reaction to Japan's brutality during the period is also relayed. One first hand account of events is included. Events leading up to the movement, and what would occur shortly afterwards, are noted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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sovereignty (Lee, 2000). It was a monumental task. There were foreign, and particularly Japanese, encroachments (1919). During the period, nationalism would function as a "touchstone of legitimacy" (2000, 116). It
was thought that in order for a foreign ideology or religion to be accepted as well as to have a chance of success there, it would have to be
identified with the sentiment (2000). Of course, the nationalism that arose would make no exception for Protestantism and by the time that the March First Movement would end, spiritual interests
of Protestantism were associated with the interests of Korea (2000). It is one association that is aligned with one of the decisive factors as it respects the increase of
Protestantism in Korea (2000). The movement was religious, at least to an extent, but it was more about freedom. It was secular, but many people who supported the movement
were religious. In part, the protesting that had occurred was about the freedom to practice any religion or to not practice. Essentially, the movement had as much to do with
a break from dominance as it did with religious freedom and one may associate the fervor with the zest that would come with the American Revolution. A fundamental difference is
that the Americans had more rapid success. The Koreans would have to wait through another world war in order to achieve the break they were looking for. Rang (2004) describes
The Samil Independence-- or March First-- Movement as one of a "national day of remembrance of those patriots who stood up against the armed savages from Japan on March 1,
1919." Indeed, it is an important day in Korean history and all Korean citizens are aware of what knows what the term "samil jul" signifies; it is the most
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