The Korean penninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II. The Soviet Union and the United States clashed over how this territory should be governed.
How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the Korean peninsula?
A. It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and a Christian south.
B. It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south.
C. It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea.
D. It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and an agriculturally rich south.