WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Over the next three years (1945-48), the Soviet Army and its proxies set up a communist regime in the area north of latitude 38˚ N, or the 38th parallel. South of that line, a military government was formed, supported directly by the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The division of Korea into two halves had come at the end of World War II. The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily divide Korea and oversee the removal of Japanese forces. In August of 1945, the Soviet Union occupied Korea, which had been under Japan’s control since 1910.

Detailed explanation-3: -The history of North Korea began at the end of World War II in 1945. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the last days of the war, the U.S. proposed dividing the Korean peninsula into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one) with the 38th parallel as the dividing line. The Soviets accepted their proposal and agreed to divide Korea.

Detailed explanation-5: -U.S. troops occupied the southern part, while Soviet troops occupied the northern part. The two Koreas engaged in border conflict, which escalated when North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25. The Korean War was a proxy war for the Cold War.