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The Division at The 38th Parallel
The separation of Korea was a result of World War II. The Americans and Soviets came to Korea to demilitarize the soldier’s that were stationed there and to help Korea practice a government that would ultimately become free and independent. The Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel of latitude, having the Soviet troops take the north, and the American troops took the south to control. This separation was meant to be temporary. The Soviet Union foiled United Nations efforts to reunite the country under one government. The relations between the Soviet Union and the United Nations worsened, and in 1948 two separate forms of governments were established: the Republic of South Korea, and the Democratic People’s Republic in North Korea. By mid-1949 all American and Soviet troops were removed from Korea, leaving the two rival governments. Due to the tension between the United States and the Soviets of their opposite views on government, they were the reason of the separation of Korea. The Soviets were communists, whereas the United States were capitalists, which created a strain between North Korea and South Korea. Without the separation of Korea in 1948, there would not have been a Korean War. Without the war, we would not have lost 33,741 US soldiers. Without the war, we would not have stationed our men there for the past 55 years, and spent so much money on protecting those in South Korea.