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Austin Smith and Michael Muir discuss the origins of the division between North and South Korea, emphasizing that the division along the 38th parallel was a temporary measure taken in August 1945.

The United Nations passed U.N. Resolution 83, which called for military aid to South Korea to push North Korea back to the 38th parallel. Reinforcements from the mainland United States would ...

“To liberate Korea . . . and crush the aggression of the imperialists.” Fourth Crossing. Last week, once more, South Korean patrols scouted north of the 38th parallel. The U.N. army drew up to ...

Reports from the 38th parallel, which divides the Northern ... American officers and men - part of a military mission - in South Korea. Bradley would not comment on whether the United States ...

Officially, the three-year conflict sparked when North Korean troops and tanks crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea on the morning of June 25, 1950. It is not clear whether the North Koreans ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

So the division at 38th parallel wasn’t necessarily a hard border. People were quite free to cross it. In fact, 1.6 million people did cross from North to South Korea at this time. A lot of them ...