<P> The division of Korea between North and South Korea was the result of the Allied victory in World War II in 1945 , ending the Empire of Japan 's 35 - year rule of Korea . The United States and the Soviet Union occupied the country , with the boundary between their zones of control along the 38th parallel . </P>
<P> The division of Korea between North and South Korea was the result of the Allied victory in World War II in 1945 , ending the Empire of Japan 's 35 - year rule of Korea . The United States and the Soviet Union occupied the country , with the boundary between their zones of control along the 38th parallel . </P>
what caused the divide between north and south korea
what caused the divide between north and south korea
the Allied victory in World War II in 1945 , ending the Empire of Japan 's 35 - year rule of Korea The United States and the Soviet Union occupied the country , with the boundary between their zones of control along the 38th parallel .
the Allied victory in World War II in 1945 , ending the Empire of Japan 's 35 - year rule of Korea The United States and the Soviet Union occupied the country , with the boundary between their zones of control along the 38th parallel .