A sudden and rapid social change was bright about since in the late of 19c in Seosan region. An immanent factor and a mutual communication via the outside of the world could grope a new public order and change his value together. japanese settlement a...
A sudden and rapid social change was bright about since in the late of 19c in Seosan region. An immanent factor and a mutual communication via the outside of the world could grope a new public order and change his value together. japanese settlement also became a field for experiencing a foreign culture to the local residents. A land plunderage and a loan sharking conducted by japanese led to awake the anti-japanese and resistant movement against japanese.
The expansion of the later righteous army war was related with the background mentioned above. In spite of the enthusiasm and eagerness against brutal aggression conducted by japanese, the righteous army war brought about serious casualties and couldn't achieve the expected results, but succeeded indomitable resistance spirit awakening the independence will against the invasion of a foreign country.
The Soe-san and Hae-mi branches of Ghi ho heung Hak hoe organized among the ex and present government officer, educationist and man of property. The spread of enlightenment activity and its voluntary participation became a chance to open their eyes as the social existences. The improvement of the public intellect was a matter of the enlightenment organization's highest priority.
The modern education was led by private schools. Some of the representatives were Hae-myoung school, Seo Ryeong school and II-Sin school. Most of the curriculums were elementary school course, but some of them were taught languages such as English or Japanese. However, the modern education movement couldn't avoid poor state on the whole. It was beyond their capacities to meet variation of the times with mutual relationship exchanging just only between residents.
The National dept redemption movement started late comparing with the that of Chon An, Hong Sung, Ye San region. The leading members consisted of the ex and present government officer, man of property, renovated Confucian scholar or merchant. The way of fund raising was distribution operated country districts community. The contribution money was generally recognized as responsibility one. The positive and active participation of merchants could lead the residents to recognize a national dept cause a collapse of the nation.