POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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The two parts of Korea reunited
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Korea remained a divided country
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China took control of North Korea
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The Soviet Union took over South Korea
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Detailed explanation-1: -On July 27, 1953, seven months after President Eisenhower’s inauguration as the 34th President of the United States, an armistice was signed, ending organized combat operations and leaving the Korean Peninsula divided much as it had been since the close of World War II at the 38th parallel.
Detailed explanation-2: -Korean civilian casualties-dead, wounded and missing-totalled between three and four million during the three years of war (1950-1953). The war was disastrous for all of Korea, destroying most of its industry. North Korea fell into poverty and could not keep up with South Korea’s economic pace.
Detailed explanation-3: -The aftermath of the Korean War set the tone for Cold War tension between all the superpowers. The Korean War was important in the development of the Cold War, as it showed that the two superpowers, United States and Soviet Union, could fight a “limited war” in a third country.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Korean War Reaches a Stalemate Finally, after more than two years of negotiations, the adversaries signed an armistice on July 27, 1953.