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North Korea was part of the Japanese Imperial Empire from 1910 till 1945 when it surrendered its Korean colony to the victorious allies. The Communist Soviets occupied North Korea and the United States and western powers occupied the South. The Soviets and Americans gave the korean nations independence in 1948, North Korea being influenced by the Soviet Union. Since 1948 North Korea has been governed by the a Communist Dictatorship. Kim Jong Sung was the first leader from 1949-1995. Kim Jong il his son ruled after is fathers death from 1995 until his death in 2011. After much talk the dictators son and 3rd in line became the new dictator or chancler in 2012. North Korea.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea. In a proposal opposed by nearly all Koreans, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship with the zone of control demarcated along the 38th parallel. The purpose of this trusteeship was to establish a Korean provisional government which would become "free and independent in due course."[1]
Though elections were scheduled, the Soviet Union refused to cooperate with United Nations plans to hold general and free elections in the two Koreas, and as a result, a Communist state was permanently established under Soviet auspices in the north and a pro-Western state was set up in the south.[2] The two superpowers backed different leaders and two states were effectively established, each of which claimed sovereignty over the whole Korean peninsula.
The Korean War (1950-53) left the two Koreas separated by the Korean Demilitarized Zone through the Cold Warto the present day. North Korea is a communist state often described as Stalinist and isolationist. Its economy initially enjoyed substantial growth[3] but collapsed in the 1990s, unlike that of its Communist neighbor People's Republic of China. South Korea remained one of the poorest countries in the world for over a decade, then after decades of authoritarian rule, and an industrial boom starting in the 1970s, emerged as a wealthy, high-income free market democracy.[4][5]
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∙ 11y agoWell the Korean Second Republic ruled for 6 months and then in 1961 riots began and military general Park Chung- Hee took over and ruled for till 1979. He brought SK out of poverty and industrialized them
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Was North Korea in World War 2?
No. North Korea did not exist prior to the end of World War II.
What happened to the nation of Korea after World War 2?
After world War II, that finished on 1945 , in 1948 Korea was spilt into two separate nations, North Korea and South Korea
What caused the division of Korea into north and south?
Because there was a war between North and South Korea
After world war 2 who was the protectorate of North Korea?
Russia.
Did the US declare war on North Korea?
No.Lamyis right the USA didn't Declare war on North Korea. North Korea declared war on the USA.
Was North Korea involved in World War 1?
No. North Korea did not exist until after World War 2.
Was North Korea in World War 2?
No. North Korea did not exist prior to the end of World War II.
Was north Korea in World war 1?
North Korea was not in WWI
What happend Korea after world war 2?
it spilt in 2 North Korea and South Korea
Were North Korea allies in World War 2?
During World War II North Korea did not exist. Korea was divided after the war, at the time of the war it was part of the Japan New Order. There were guerrilla forces fighting against the Japanese that later formed the North Korean government.
What happened to the nation of Korea after World War 2?
After world War II, that finished on 1945 , in 1948 Korea was spilt into two separate nations, North Korea and South Korea
What caused the division of Korea into north and south?
Because there was a war between North and South Korea
Where were the borders of Korea at the end of world war 2?
38th parallel divided North and South Korea at the end of World War 2.
After world war 2 who was the protectorate of North Korea?
Russia.
When did the stalemate dividing North Korea and South Korea happen?
at the end of world war 2
Did the US declare war on North Korea?
No.Lamyis right the USA didn't Declare war on North Korea. North Korea declared war on the USA.
At the end of World War 2 Korea was liberated and the country was occupied by?
Korea was occupied in the Northern half by the communists (Soviet Union at first) and the Southern Korea area was governed and inhabited by Koreans who managed to get out of North Korea or were natives of South Korea. The North Koreans went across the designated border in 1950 to over take South Korean in the "Korean War". They were driven back by UN forces. The war is not over technically and the Northern Koreans have not been liberated from the communists yet.
