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Feb 9, 2018 · North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival superpowers: the Soviet...
- Sarah Pruitt
The division of Korea de facto began on 2 September 1945, when Japan signed the surrender document, thus ending the Pacific Theater of World War II. It was officially divived with the establishment of the two Koreas in 1948.
May 3, 2024 · Following World War II, the Korean Peninsula was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel north in 1945, as a temporary measure by the victorious Allies. The Soviet Union took control of the north and the United States controlled the south, intending to manage the surrender of Japanese forces.
Jul 18, 2019 · Despite being unified off and on for nearly 1,500 years, the Korean peninsula was divided into North and South as a result of the breakup of the Japanese empire at the end of World War II. The precise location of the division, at the 38th parallel latitude, was chosen by lower-level U.S. diplomatic personnel on an ad hoc basis in 1945.
- Kallie Szczepanski
Sep 21, 2024 · Since U.S. policy toward Korea during World War II had aimed to prevent any single power’s domination of Korea, it may be reasonably concluded that the principal reason for the division was to stop the Soviet advance south of the 38th parallel.
The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year occupation of Korea.
Though the Allied powers originally planned to exit and leave Korea a united nation once more, Soviet and American interference created two very different ruling governments: a communist state in the north and a democratic state in the south.
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