Korean Area Studies Practice Test

Overseas efforts to mobilize Korean patriots illustrate how the independence movement drew on the diaspora to support Korea’s freedom. Heungsa-dan was a nationalist group formed in America in the early 1910s specifically to recruit patriots who would work toward Korea’s independence. It served as a bridge between Korean expatriates and the broader independence activities, coordinating recruitment, fundraising, and support that could back efforts back home and in neighboring regions. This focus on gathering supporters in the United States sets it apart from the other options: the Righteous Army were local militias inside Korea; the Provisional Government was a government-in-exile established in Shanghai; and the Korean Liberation Army was the armed force organized later under that government.