USAMGIK

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USAMGIK was the U.S. military occupation government that administered southern Korea from 1945 to 1948 following Japan’s surrender in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military administration
military government
occupation authority
appliesToEvent Allied occupation of Korea
surface form: Division of Korea at the 38th parallel
appliesToJurisdiction United States Army Forces in Korea
appliesToPeriod post–World War II occupation of Korea
appliesToTerritory Korea south of the 38th parallel
Southern Korea
coexistsWith Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
surface form: Soviet Civil Administration in northern Korea
country United States of America
dissolvedFollowing establishment of the Republic of Korea
endTime 1948-08-15
establishedAsConsequenceOf End of Japanese colonial rule in Korea
V-J Day
surface form: Surrender of Japan in World War II
followedBy South Korean government
surface form: Government of the Republic of Korea
follows Government-General of Korea
Japanese rule in Korea
fullName United States Army Military Government in Korea
governs civil administration in southern Korea
economic policy in southern Korea
education policy in southern Korea
police administration in southern Korea
public order in southern Korea
hasEffect consolidation of U.S. influence in southern Korea
formation of separate southern Korean state structure
institutional continuity from Japanese colonial administration in some sectors
hasRole interim governing authority
occupation government
headquartersLocation Seoul
historicalPeriod 1945–1948 in Korea
implementsPolicy anti-communist measures in southern Korea
land reform initiatives in southern Korea
reorganization of Korean police and bureaucracy
languageUsed English
Korean
legalSystem military law
locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time
militaryBranch United States Army
notableCommander John R. Hodge NERFINISHED
operatedDuringConflict early Cold War in East Asia
partOf Allied occupation of Korea
Allied occupation of Korea
surface form: United States occupation of Korea
significantEvent May 10, 1948 South Korean general election (preparation and oversight context)
establishment of the South Korean Interim Legislative Assembly
startTime 1945-09-08
usesCurrency South Korean won
surface form: Korean won (under U.S. military administration)

Allied Military Currency
surface form: Military won (transitional occupation currency)

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