The purpose of this paper is to learn lessons from analyzing followings:
(1) details of five internal and external provisional government formation after 3·1 Independence Movement,
(2) details of unification of these provisional governments and for...
The purpose of this paper is to learn lessons from analyzing followings:
(1) details of five internal and external provisional government formation after 3·1 Independence Movement,
(2) details of unification of these provisional governments and formation of "Dae Han Min Kuk(大韓民國) Provisional Government" in Shang-hai, and
(3) internal and external situations faced by this unified shang-hai provisional government in the early stage.
After 3·1 Independence Movement, "Dae Han Kuk Min Parliamentary Goverment" in Russia, "Dae Han Min Kuk Provisional Goverment" in Shang-hai, "Han Sung(漢城) Provisional Goverment" in Seoul, "Shin Han Min Kuk(新韓民國) Provisional Goverment" in Pyung-An-Do(平安道) Province, "Dae Han Civilian Government" in Ki-ho(畿湖) distict are formed or planned. Of these, provisional government formed in Shang-hai, in Russia, and in seoul are government to speak of in respect of size and activities. But others ate in name only.
North-east region of Russia was appropriate for indepenbence movement because that region is not far from Korea, it was possible to keep away from eye of Japan in there, and over half million-Koreans were living there. So a provisional government was formed in the very first and their activities were brisk. But the method of their independence movement was Marxismatic and violent.
As an international city, Shang-hai was convenient region to contact and it was oossible to keep away from eye of Japan in there. So many patriots of indepence movement came there. The leaders of provisional government of this region showed democratic and peaceful inclination.
Leaders who led the 3·1 Independence Movement participated in the provisional government in Seoul. It was most legitimate provisional government in the context that it was composed of representatives of thirteen provinces. They declared government formation and set up the headquarhers of the government in Washington and concentrated their efforts on cooperation with the United States.
Unification of provisional governments of all parts was keenly demanded for systematic and powerful independence movement through combined Koreans' energy. But because of the conflicts of interests among provisional governments, the unification was not easy.
In spite of the difficult problems, with the renowned like An Chang Ho as the central figures, they gathered all opinions of every field of life and agreed "to unify provisional government in Shang-hai and in Russia and make Han Sung Provisional Government", and set up main office of the government in Shang-hai. But there were serious antagonims and conflicts among factions in the government because there was no fundamental consensus among middle leaders. Thus there were no activities to speak of.
Also they did not have the international support. Because of its principle of isolationism as a diplomatic principle, its international interests, and its fundamental loss of hope about Korea, the united suates had no interestes in Korea. Russia luas somewhat supportive because it had a strategy of check Japen using Korean, but it intended to sovietize(communize) Korean leaders. Due to its internal conficts, China was indifferent to Korea, and sometimes it suppressed Korean independence movement for fear of Japanese censure.
As dicussed above, owing to seriovs internal disunion and conflicts, and cold treatment of foreign countries, Shang-hai provisional Government faced difficult situations from the early stage. Thus it was very difficult to develop sytsematic and nationwide independence movement which was hoped originally.