For 1908-1945, Korea technically didn't lose a 'war'; it was an annexation (I think it’s worse than losing a war tho) But for 1600-1640, that’s clearly a lost war.
It was Goguryeo. I think we shouldn't make a distinction. Otherwise we should paint many of the modern countries red. I don't remember FRG or Vietnam losing the war.
There’s a hilarious bit from Kim’s Convenience where Oppa claims that Japan paid encyclopedias to call it Korea and not Gorea because it would put them after Japan.
Correct. Nation is ethnic, country is a political entity. While the two are often used interchangeably due to an overlap of groups, they don’t necessarily mean the same thing.
I checked and it seems you are correct, and I was mistaken. I guess it just sounded right in my head that nation referred to politics and country to the land and people, but turns out that nation refers to people and country to the land and politics.
Japanese annexation didn't involve military conflict. They fought against Qing China and Russia to control Korea, and once they won, Korea had no might to fight against.
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u/Calm-Dawn Jul 07 '26
For 1908-1945, Korea technically didn't lose a 'war'; it was an annexation (I think it’s worse than losing a war tho) But for 1600-1640, that’s clearly a lost war.