United States Army Military Government in Korea
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The United States Army Military Government in Korea was the American military administration that governed southern Korea from 1945 to 1948, overseeing the transition from Japanese colonial rule to the establishment of the Republic of Korea.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Army Military Government in Korea (South) | 1 |
| United States military occupation of southern Korea | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military government
ⓘ
occupation authority ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Korea south of the 38th parallel
southern Korea ⓘ |
| capital | Seoul ⓘ |
| commanderTitle | Military Governor of Korea ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBecauseOf | proclamation of the Republic of Korea on 15 August 1948 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948-08-15 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Japanese surrender in World War II
ⓘ
end of World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| followed |
Governor-General of Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Government-General of Korea
Japanese colonial rule in Korea ⓘ |
| followedBy |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
First Republic of Korea
South Korea ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
|
| governedDuring | Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ |
| governedPopulation | Korean population in the southern zone of occupation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II occupation of Korea ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
anti-communist containment in southern Korea
ⓘ
retention of many Japanese-era administrative structures ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| legalStatus | military occupation administration ⓘ |
| location | Seoul ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Archibald V. Arnold
ⓘ
John R. Hodge ⓘ |
| occupationOf |
Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
southern part of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Forces Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Forces in Korea
|
| partOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| primaryTask |
administer former Japanese colonial territory in southern Korea
ⓘ
maintain order after Japanese withdrawal ⓘ oversee transition to Korean self-government in the south ⓘ support establishment of a separate South Korean government ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
March 1st Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean independence movement
emergence of the division of Korea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Civil Administration in North Korea
|
| sharesBorderWith | Soviet occupation zone in northern Korea ⓘ |
| shortName | USAMGIK ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
organization of local police and constabulary forces
ⓘ
preparation for 1948 South Korean constitutional assembly elections ⓘ suppression of leftist and communist organizations in southern Korea ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-09-08 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
U.S. Army Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Forces, Pacific
United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Far East Command
|
| usedCurrency |
Korean yen (early period)
ⓘ
South Korean won ⓘ
surface form:
South Korean won (late period)
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Military Governor of Korea
→
appliesToJurisdiction
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United States Army Military Government in Korea
ⓘ
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
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counterpart
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United States Army Military Government in Korea
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
United States Army Military Government in Korea (South)
this entity surface form:
United States military occupation of southern Korea