The literacy rate of Korea reached 22% in 1945.G.H.Q. U・S Army Forces, Summation of U・S Army Military Government Activities in Korea Vol.2. No.5-16, 1946, p.32 The school curriculum was radically modified to eliminate teaching of the Korean language and history. The Korean language was banned, and Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names,However, the change of their given names was voluntary朝鮮総督府官房文書課編 "諭告・訓示・演述総攬" 1941, p.676 and newspapers were prohibited from publishing in Korean. Numerous Korean cultural artifacts were destroyed or taken to Japan. According to an investigation by the South Korean government, 75,311 cultural assets were taken from Korea.Lost treasures make trip home , Korea Times, 2008-12-28.
The literacy rate of Korea reached 22% in 1945.G.H.Q. U・S Army Forces, Summation of U・S Army Military Government Activities in Korea Vol2. No.5-16, 1946, p.32 The school curriculum was radically modified to eliminate teaching of the Korean language and history. The Korean language was banned, and Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names,However, the change of their given names was voluntary朝鮮総督府官房文書課編 "諭告・訓示・演述総攬" 1941, p.676 and newspapers were prohibited from publishing in Korean. Numerous Korean cultural artifacts were destroyed or taken to Japan. According to an investigation by the South Korean government 75,311 cultural assets were taken from Korea.Lost treasures make trip home , Korea Times, 2008-12-28.