Why are North Korea and South Korea divided?

Answer 1

It all started after WWII when Russia and the US chose what to do with Korea. They divided it by the 38th parallel, North going to Soviet Russia (communist) and South going to the US (democracy). This led to the division of the country and government.

Answer 2

Korea was split into North and South after the Korean War, the North having a Communist government and the South a democratic government. This was done after the signing of the armistice (not to be confused with a peace treaty which has never been signed...therefore the two countries are still technically at war) to stop the fighting..

so, basically it was cuz they had a war.

Answer 3

because of the war

in Korea they called that the war is 6.25 war

that day( June twenty fiveth )the war is began

and they feel painful because of the war

North Korea wants to be a republican since its near the republic of china while South Korea wants a democratic government

Answer 4

After Japan lost war in 1945 it was forced to give up most of its territories one of them was Korea.

Russia and the US controlled half and half. Russia the north and US the south.

Answer 5

Because the two greatest countries, Russia and U.S. wanted to control Korea.

So N.K. became Communist like Russia and S.K. became like the U.S.

Answer 6

After WWII Russia and the US divided it by the 38th parallel. North Korea being Communist and South Korea being Democratic.

Answer 7

north was communist south was capitalist and north attacked the south

Answer 8

because north korea belived in communism and the south beleived in capitalism