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Did the US support Korea's fight for independence from Japan after WW1 (around the time of the Treaty of Versailles)? Pls include an explanation & best answer gets 100pts

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Soviet troops intervened in northern Korea on August 13, 1945, and US troops intervened in southern Korea on September 8, 1945. Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies on August 15, 1945, the US and Soviet Union divided Korea at the 38th parallel into two occupation zones

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