Answer:
Following the end of World War II, Korea was split in two.
Step-by-step explanation:
Korea's division into North and South Korea resulted from the Allied victory in World War II 1945, ending Japan's colonial rule in Korea. In a proposal that was opposed by almost all Koreans, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country with the demarcated control zone along parallel 38, dividing the nation in two halves. The purpose of this division was to establish a Korean interim government, which would become "free and independent in due course." Although elections were scheduled, the two superpowers supported different leaders and two states were effectively established, each claiming sovereignty over the entire Korean peninsula.