Review on the Organization of ‘Independence Movement History’ in “Korean History” by 2015 Revised Curriculum

“Korean History” by the 2015 National Curriculum has organized the Independence Movement showing the following features. Firstly, it has divided the ‘Japanese colonial era’ into three, to comprehend the Japanese colonial policy and the Korean people’s nationwide movement in connection with international situations thereabout. Moreover, it identified the independence movement continuously from the 1910s to the post-liberation period and presented changes in the independence movement over time. It’s emphasis on social movement is greatly noticeable. We find it meaningful to observe the country Koreans were trying to establish. Accordingly, the activities of Koreans in the 1920s and 1930s, which had been covered as national movements in one, were re-classified into national activities and social movements. There were many inquiry activites on ‘Japanese colonial era’ which to evaluate the historical significance of various national activities and also to identify the importance of social movements as well. Through these activities, it seems that they wanted to understand the independence movement in various ways and promote critical thinking.