The treaty that ended the Korean War created the separate countries of North Korea and South Korea, with the 38th parallel as the border.
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Korea was split into North and South Korea after World War 2 in 1945. Now North Korea is a communist country ruled by Kim Jong Un and South Korea is a free republic lead by President Park Geun-hye.
Back before World War II, Korea was a Japanese colony. During the war, the United States and the Soviet Union captured Korea from the Japanese, "temporarily" dividing the country in half along the 38th parallel. After the war, the United States and the Soviet Union disagreed over what kind of government Korea should have. The Americans set up a (kind of) democratic government while the Russians set up a communist government. This led to the Korean War, with both governments seeking to take over the whole country. The war ended in a stalemate and Korea has remained divided ever since.
During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union divided the country along the 38th parallel while taking it back from Japanese occupation, with the Americans taking back the area south of the38th parallel and the Sovietstaking back the area north of the38th parallel. Thedivision was meant to be temporary, but after the war, the Americans and the Soviets disagreed on what kind of government Korea should have. Therefore, both set up a different government on their side of the38th parallel. Soon, these rival government became known as North Korea and South Korea.
After world War II, that finished on 1945 , in 1948 Korea was spilt into two separate nations, North Korea and South Korea
Germany was divided into two separate nations following World War I: East Germany and West Germany.
Vietnam was divided into two separate nations
It might be argued it is also divided into two nations by Capitalism: North & South Korea. And no, before you get excited I am not in any way suggesting the folks in the north are better off, manifestly they are not. Neither am I content in the idea of North Korea being a Communist country, it is, was, ruled by a despot.
One European and two Asian nations were divided: East & West Germany; North & South Vietnam; North & South Korea.