An agreement following the end of World War II divides Korea - formerly annexed by Axis power Japan - into U.S. and Soviet occupation zones along the 38th Parallel.

Following the end of WWII, Korea was split along the 38th parallel, a latitudinal line that would serve as the demarcation for the two new countries. The Soviets backed North Korea, while the U.N ...

There is a reason why it is considered the Forgotten War. Sandwiched between World War II and the Vietnam War, the three-year Korean War is often overlooked, and the details of the war are lost eas… ...

The 38th parallel is a line in the sand, as it were, that was arbitrarily used to separate the people of North and South Korea. It is today, as we all know, one of the most contentious places on Earth ...

The very messiness of definition and outcome in Korea has contemporary resonance, given the difficulty of imagining what a ...

After World War II, U.S. Used a Magazine to Create Border Between North and South Korea. ... "The U.S. wanted to keep Seoul, and so they picked the 38th parallel rather arbitrarily.

On the 75th anniversary of the Korean War, we should honor our military's sacrifice and service—and remember that the fight ...

The 38th Parallel. Share full article. ... which was every bit as devastating as the assault on German cities during World War II, and of atrocities by all sides make for powerful reading.

On Jun. 25, 1950 North Korean troops with Soviet-made weapons crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. The next day, President Harry S Truman authorized the United States Navy and Air ...