Independence

           Our country achieved independence on August 15^th, 1945. There were many events before we obtained it.

           In 1910, Japan forced Korea to sign the Ulsa Treaty, and the Japanese occupation began. Then, in March 1^st, 1919, the March 1^st Independence movement began. In the movement, 29 out of 33 leaders declared independence of Korea, and thousands of people shouted ¡°dae-han doklip manse!¡± on the streets. Yu-kwan-sun planned a joint demonstration in many towns. Even though this movement did not succeed in getting independence right away, it did have a lot of impact on achieving independence from Japanese occupation. Although it was the U.S. that actually helped us to get the nation¡¯s independence, I think many worked hard and put great effort into our liberation from Japan¡¯s occupation the Korean people.