“Modernization From Above” on the Eve and During the Years of Japanese Colonial Rule in Korea

The article reveals the reasons and essence of the transformations carried out by the elite of the Korean state and the public on the eve of the loss of sovereignty by this country, which was occupied by Japan by 1910. The role of Korean political and cultural nationalism, the national movement in attempts to resist the Japanese colonial regime is revealed. The reasons for the failures of attempts to resist Tokyo’s colonial policy are shown.