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1 day ago · Formerly a single nation that was annexed by Japan in 1910, the Korean Peninsula has been divided into North Korea and South Korea since the end of World War II on 2 September 1945. The two governments were founded in the two regions in 1948, leading to the consolidation of division.
May 3, 2024 · Korea was arbitrarily divided along the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north and the United States taking control of the south. This division was originally intended as a temporary administrative measure.
May 21, 2024 · The Korean War was a conflict (1950–53) between North Korea, aided by China, and South Korea, aided by the UN with the U.S. as the principal participant. At least 2.5 million people lost their lives in the fighting, which ended in July 1953 with Korea still divided into two hostile states separated by the 38th parallel.
- Allan R. Millett
May 4, 2024 · demilitarized zone (DMZ), region on the Korean peninsula that demarcates North Korea from South Korea. It roughly follows latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel), the original demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of World War II.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · The peninsula was divided at the 38th Parallel: the " Republic of Korea " was created in the south, with the backing of the US and Western Europe, and the " Democratic People's Republic of Korea " in the north, with the backing of the Soviets and the communist People's Republic of China.
1 day ago · North Korea. South Korea. Japan. United States. Northeast Asia. Experts generally agree on North Korea’s strategy: perfecting its WMD capability with little intention of returning to ...
May 22, 2024 · After World War II, the northern half came under Soviet-sponsored communist control. In 1948, North Korea (formally known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) was founded under President KIM Il Sung, who consolidated power and cemented autocratic one-party rule under the Korean Worker's Party (KWP).
