POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
KOREAS PARTITION
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Japan
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China
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Korea
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Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japanese rule over Korea ended on 15 August 1945 with the surrender of Japan in World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -Suh Sang Il established the Korean Independence League (KIL) in January 1915. Former Emperor Gojong (Gwangmu) died in Seoul on January 21, 1919. Korean nationalists formally declared Korea’s independence from the government of Japan on March 1, 1919.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Japan was defeated in World War II, Soviet forces took control of the North, and American forces took control of the South, with the 38th parallel as the agreed-upon dividing line. South Korea is independent as of August 15, 1945, and North Korea as of September 9, 1945.
Detailed explanation-4: -World War II devastated not just Japan, but the Korean Peninsula, and in 1945, the United States and the USSR captured the peninsula and ended Japanese rule there.
Detailed explanation-5: -The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north, and the United States occupying the south.