POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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North Korea and China
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South Korea and Japan
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North Korea and South Korea
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China and Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was established to serve as a buffer zone between the countries of North Korea and South Korea under the provisions of the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953, an agreement between North Korea, China, and the United Nations Command. The Korean DMZ denoted by the red highlighted area.
Detailed explanation-2: -South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone (DMZ) 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War (1950–53).
Detailed explanation-3: -38th parallel, popular name given to latitude 38° N that in East Asia roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. The line was chosen by U.S. military planners at the Potsdam Conference (July 1945) near the end of World War II as an army boundary, north of which the U.S.S.R.