The purpose of this study is to remind us that whenever a historical issue arises, Korean society criticizes it as a left-wing argument, but that historical issues are a national issue that goes beyond the left and right. In the 21st century, Korea continues to have historical disputes with neighboring countries. Machiavellist If you look at Syngman Rhee's actions, you can see many Machiavellian tendencies in the overall administration of state affairs, using all means and methods to achieve immediate political goals rather than judging them based on moral values. We will examine Syngman Rhee's diplomatic views toward Japan by examining the territorial regulations of the Republic of Korea that were developed in the early days of his inauguration as the first president of the Republic of Korea, especially his repeated demands for the return of Tsushima Island to Japan, focusing on newspaper articles and international documents. At the time, Syngman Rhee left an irreparable mistake in the world of national history by disbanding the anti-people special committee and compiling textbooks that inherited the colonial view of history. Even Syngman Rhee was clearly aware of the territorial rights to Tsushima Island, a strategic point in the southern seas, as well as sovereignty over Dokdo. Therefore, he strongly argued that there would be no negotiations with Japan without the return of history books and relics that had been illegally taken during the uprising against Japan. The biggest reason for the current loss of Korean identity is the absence of a national philosophy. As if to prove Shin Chae-ho's words that a people who have forgotten history have no future, since the Joseon History Compilation Society's compilation of Joseon history, traitorous historians have occupied key positions without any criticism or verification, while scholars who inherited the independence activists' historical awareness have faced trials and media criticism. Today's Korean academia cannot avoid this. Since they have no view of history, they write in the constitution that they will succeed the Provisional Government, but they ignore Gaecheon Day, the national founding day that independence activists value, and debate the National Foundation Day of the Republic of Korea. In the end, they are even waging an ideological war over a movie called The National Foundation War.
Song et al. (Sun,) studied this question.