POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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North Korea surrendered.
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Both sides agreed to an armistice to stop fighting.
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A demilitarised zone was created alone the 38th parallel, which is the current border.
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A peace treaty was signed to end the war.
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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: -The Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: ) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both sides agreed to an armistice to stop fighting.
Detailed explanation-4: -The DMZ, which runs for about 150 miles (240 km), constitutes the 1953 military cease-fire line and roughly follows latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel) from the mouth of the Han River on the west coast of the Korean peninsula to a little south of the North Korean town of Kosŏng on the east coast.