Character of Korean Youth Student Movement under Koreans in Japan after World War II : Focusing on youth student movements of MINDAN

Chapter 2 examines the politicization of Jews in Iran during World War II and through the early 1950s. Traditional historiography distances Jews from politics in Iran. When mentioned at all, Jewish political activity usually references support of the Shah, especially in relation to his close alliance with Israel. However, this chapter argues that political activism became a means for Iranian Jews to impact their future role and sociopolitical position in Iran. Many Jews were adamant supporters and members of the Tudeh, the Iranian Communist Party, and later engaged in many other political initiatives (such as student movements and intellectual associations). The Tudeh was the most vocal opponent of fascism in the 1940s and arguably the most popular political force in Iran. The Tudeh’s enduring defense of the Jewish community, combined with its message of equality, attracted many young Jews from the Iranian middle and lower middle classes.

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Universities and Students in Wartime Japan

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.2307/2056086 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 769-787 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ben-Ami Shillony

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

World War Ii ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Student Movement ◽

Economic Recovery ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

World War ◽

Research Institutes ◽

Military Duty

Japan possessed a sophisticated network of institutions of higher education before World War II. There was repression on the campuses of colleges and universities, but it was less severe than that in the totalitarian countries of the time. The war placed great demands on higher education and forced it to change. New universities, colleges, and research institutes were established; more students were enrolled; and more women entered colleges. The war also spurred a great shift toward science and technology, which was to be instrumental in Japan's economic recovery in the postwar era.Mobilization for military duty or for work made the students feel that they were responsible for the fate of their country. However, their youthful outburst of patriotism came to an end with Japan's defeat. Feelings of betrayal and disillusionment nurtured the extreme patriotism and militancy of the postwar student movement.

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