USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly accepted the report of UNTCOK and declared the Republic of Korea to be the “only lawful government in Korea". By 1949, North Korea was a full-fledged Communist state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although the movement had a minor role in pre-war politics, the division between the communist North Korea and the anti-communist South Korea came to dominate Korean political life in the post-World War II era.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kim Il-sung (/ˈkɪm ˈɪlˈsʌŋ, -ˈsʊŋ/; Korean: , Korean pronunciation: [kimils͈ʌŋ]; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country’s establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

Detailed explanation-4: -North Korea aimed to militarily conquer South Korea and therefore unify Korea under the communist North Korean regime. Concerned that the Soviet Union and Communist China might have encouraged this invasion, President Harry S.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the south, the anti-communist dictator Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) enjoyed the reluctant support of the American government; in the north, the communist dictator Kim Il Sung (1912-1994) enjoyed the slightly more enthusiastic support of the Soviets.