2024-01-03 19:27:44
The Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25th 1950. After World War II the Korean Peninsula was administered by a joint USA/USSR committee. A UN supervised election was held in 1948. Communists rejected the results and declared war. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(18-1-7) Author
2024-01-03 20:08:12
In 1910, after five years of provisional Japanese rule, Korea was annexed. Discussions at Yalta and Potsdam led the USA and Soviet Union to agree Korea, upon the defeat of Japan, should be divided at the 38th paralell. The type of government to be installed was not discussed. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-2) Author