Samil Undong
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Samil Undong is the Korean name for the March 1st Movement, a major 1919 nationwide protest against Japanese colonial rule in Korea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
independence movement ⓘ protest movement ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Independence Movement Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | March 1 ⓘ |
| commemorationCountry | South Korea ⓘ |
| country |
Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
|
| declarationReadAt | Taehwagwan Restaurant, Seoul ⓘ |
| etymology |
‘Samil’ means ‘three-one’ referring to March 1
ⓘ
‘Undong’ means ‘movement’ in Korean ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
March 1st Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
March First Movement
|
| hasCause |
Korean desire for national independence
ⓘ
inspiration from Woodrow Wilson’s principle of national self-determination ⓘ opposition to Japanese imperialism ⓘ resentment of harsh Japanese colonial policies ⓘ |
| hasKeyDocument |
March 1st Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean Declaration of Independence
|
| hasNameInEnglish | March 1st Movement ⓘ |
| hasNameInKorean |
March 1st Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
삼일운동
|
| hasNationalHolidayStatus | South Korea ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai
ⓘ
later Korean independence movements ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| location |
Jongno-gu, Seoul
ⓘ
surface form:
Jongno, Seoul
Korean Peninsula ⓘ Pyongyang ⓘ Seoul ⓘ |
| movementType |
mass demonstration
ⓘ
nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Japanese colonial rule in Korea ⓘ |
| participant |
Korean civilians
ⓘ
Korean intellectuals ⓘ Korean religious leaders ⓘ Korean students ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| religiousInvolvement |
Buddhist leaders
ⓘ
Cheondogyo leaders ⓘ Christian leaders ⓘ |
| result |
international attention to Korean independence cause
ⓘ
many Korean casualties ⓘ reforms in Japanese colonial administration ⓘ severe Japanese repression ⓘ thousands of Koreans arrested ⓘ |
| scale | nationwide ⓘ |
| significance |
key milestone in Korean independence struggle
ⓘ
symbol of Korean resistance to Japanese rule ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-03-01 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Japanese colonial period in Korea ⓘ |
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