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Why did World War 2 cause the division in Korea?

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Toward the end of WW2 Russian military forces attacked the Japanese held areas of China and Northern Korea. US forces occupied South Korea.

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What caused the division of Korea into north and south?

Because there was a war between North and South Korea


What events led the temporary division of Korea?

The division of North and South Korea was the 38th Parallel before the war, during the war, and after the war.


What war divided Korea into north and south?

World War 2. After Japan surrendered, North Korea was liberated by the USSR, and South Korea by the US. A few years later the Korean War was fought, and the previous division at the 38th Parallel was reaffirmed.


Why did north Korea become north Korea?

The division of Korea was the result of the 1945 Allied victory in World War II ending the Empire of Japan's 35 years colonial rule of Korea by General Order No.1.


Why did north Korea become a country?

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Did religion cause North and South Korea to divide?

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What side was south Korea on during World War I?

First off, there was no South Korea during world war 1. Korea as a whole was neutral and was not involved in world war 1.


What event led to the temporary division of Korea?

the UN passes a resolution stating that free elections should be held, foreign troops should be withdrawn, and a UN commission for Korea should be created.


Did the USSR help korea in world war 2?

Korea did not fight in world war 2. So the answer is no.


Was Korea apart of World War 1?

WWI did not expand to far east asia. Korea did exist during the period under Japanese control. It was before the division, and one of the countries which Japan had invaded, which was one of the reasons for the Pacific War.


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 was the result of the division of Korea?

Cold War rivalries between the Soviets and the Americans.