Korean religious and civic leaders read an independence declaration in Seoul as mass demonstrations spread across the peninsula and diaspora communities. Japan's colonial authorities arrested organizers and violently suppressed protests. The movement asserted Korean self-rule at the moment victorious powers were debating national self-determination, exposing how that principle was withheld from colonized peoples.
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What did the March First movement demand?
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Korean organizers declared independence and organized mass demonstrations against Japanese colonial rule.
The March First movement asserted Korean independence from Japanese colonial rule.
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Korean leaders declared independence and protests spread across the peninsula and diaspora.