Yu+Kwan-sun

Britney- I was born in Chunan and am 16 years old. I have one brother, mom and dad. I am attending the Ewha Girl's School in Seoul. I am a very religious person who has faith in God and because of it I have courage to join the Peace Demonstration on March 1st, 1919 for Korea's independence movement. I know the Koreans including me suffer greatly under Japanese rule. Declaration of Independence was signed by 33 nationalists who deeply desired to be free from Japanese harsh rule. The determination to be independent from Japan has been increasing and Korean cannot hold back their anger when the king Gojong dies in 1919. There is a rumor that he has been poisoned by the Japanese. The idealism of Woodraw Wilson and his fourteen points raise our hopes at the end of WW1. My hopes are very high since I belive that Wilson's proclamation of self- determination for subjugated people will lead to Korea's independece. When I cam back to my village after the school closed, I tried to organize a demonstration with the help of local church members. The day of the demonstration a crowd assembled with the Korea's national flag. Japanese police are frantic and shoot down many people including my parents. I am arrested and tourtured for many days until I died. I am a witness who terribly experienced the war, political division, and foreign control in Korea in 20th century.

DIrectly Opposing: The Japanese Indirectly Opposing: Countries influenced by imperialism

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** 1."내 손톱이 빠져 나가고, 내 귀와 코가 잘리고, 내 손과 다리가 부러져도 "Even if my fingernails are pulled out, my ears and are nose chopped out, my hand and leg are broken **, those pain I can overcome, but I can't endure the pain of losing my country." -** ** 유 관 순(Yu Gwan-sun) ** ** 2. "오오! 하나님이시여, 이제 시간이 임박하였습니다. 원수를 물리쳐 주시고 ** ** 주여, 같이 하시고 이 소녀에게 용기와 힘을 주옵소서. **
 * 그 고통은 이길 수 있사오나, 나라를 잊어버린 그 고통만은 견딜 수가 없습니다."
 * Oh dear God! Now the time has come. Please defeat the foes **
 * 이 땅에 자유와 독립을 주소서. **
 * and give us freedom and independence. **
 * 내일 거사할 각 대표들에게 더욱 용기와 힘을 주시고 **
 * Give courage and power to each representative who participates in tomorrow's uprising **
 * 이로 말미암아 이 민족의 행복한 땅이 되게 하소서. **
 * because of this, make it this people's blissful land **.
 * God, please be with us and give me the courage and strength. **
 * 대한민국 만세! 대한독립 만세!" **
 * Long live Korea! Long live Independence of Korea!" ** ** - 유 관 순(Yu Gwan-sun) **

Opposing Forces
The imperialist countries such as Austrian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Qing Empire, Russian Empire, and the new Empire of Japan were negligent to self-determination by Woodraw Wilsom.

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 * Eunice Choi**

Yu Gwan-sun was born in Chun-an, Choongchungnam-do. In 1915, she enrolled in Ewha Girls’ Academy with a recommendation of a foreign missionary. She participated with the other students in the Korean Independence Movement of 1919. When her school was closed, she went back to her hometown and led an independence movement on April 1st. Her parents were killed from that incidence, and she herself got imprisoned. After she was sentenced 5 years in Seodaemun Prison, she died as a result of a severe torture.

Opposing Force: Japan

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