한국독립운동을 도운 유럽인 연구

Abstract

The characteristic of the Korean Independence Movement was an action to the world. So, Korean patriots receive from help to the Europeans. Europeans help to Korea's effort to release from Japanese Imperialist. However, it is not too late even yet to recognize the support of the Korean Independence Movement from Europeans. The Republic of Korea have to reward the supporting to our Independence Movement from foreigners. Korean independence movement have the universality of the freedom which enable the human beings to receive equal benefits. Foreigners to support to our independence movement expressed the love for mankind. The history of the Korean independence movement ever did not make matter to the aids and assistance of foreigners. Especially, Europeans gave support to Korean independence movement. Missionaries in Korea expressed and helped the Koreans to fight to the Japanese. Some of them directly resisted to Japanese police and gendarme to help Koreans. They could open to Japanese imperialist to stop the policy to oppress of Koreans. And so many Korean patriots acted in Europe, they received aid and assistance from natives - the English, French, Belgier, Italian, Irish -. Amon them Englishman, Ernest Thomas Bethell, Henry Cockburn and Frederick A. McKenzie helped to Korean independence movement. The French, Louis Marin,Félicien Robert Challaye, Scié Ton Sa deeply expressed to support Koreans. We have to remember to Irish people. Because they expressed sympathy with Korea' situation under the Japanese. Gorge Lewis Shaw was an outstanding figure to aid the Korean Provisional Government. He established branch office of the Korean Provisional Government in the his company. And he sent the bombs and guns from China to Korea, Korean patriots hided theirs in his company. As mentioned above, Europeans helped Korean independence movement in the Japanese rules.