Question

The Korean peninsula 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?

It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south

It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and Christian south

It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea

It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and agriculturally rich south

HURRY

Answer 1

It created a politcal conflict over communism and anti-communism

Step-by-step explanation:

The US and most other major powers were very afraid of the Soviet Union and the spread of communism, so with the USSR's close proximity to the Korean peninsula, there was a lot of fear that it would become communist, which led to the war.