North and South Korea
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When the Geneva Accords divided up the country following the end of the French Indochina War in 1954/55, the communists took the lands north of the 17th Parallel, and the free world occupied the country south of the 17th Parallel; the US was involved immediately at that time.
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38th parallel
Germany was divided into two separate nations following World War I: East Germany and West Germany.
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The parallel 38° north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. The 38th parallel north has been especially important in the recent history of Korea.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north
North and South Korea were divided (and still are) by the 38th Parallel North.
38th parallel
Korea was divided into two countries: North Korea (a strictly Communist country) and South Korea (Republic of Korea). The southern zone was formed from the zone occupied by the US forces after WWII in 1948, at the 38th parallel.
When the Geneva Accords divided up the country following the end of the French Indochina War in 1954/55, the communists took the lands north of the 17th Parallel, and the free world occupied the country south of the 17th Parallel; the US was involved immediately at that time.
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North and South Korea
North and South Korea were divided along a line generally described by the 38th parallel. That line, the MDL or Military Demarcation Line, is at the center of the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone. A little known fact about the Korean War is that a state of war technically still exists, since there was no formal peace treaty, merely a cessation of hostilities or ceasefire.
The country was split at the 38th parallel