Question

Why was Korea permanently separated into two countries after the Korean War?

The US and USSR could not agree on how to unite Korea.
China controlled North Korea, and the US controlled South Korea.
The USSR controlled North Korea, and the US controlled South Korea.
North Korea wanted to be communist, and South Korea wanted to be democratic.

Answer 1

When Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, The Korean Peninsula was split into two zones of occupation- the U.S.- controlled South Korea and soviet-controlled North Korea. .... In a attempt to unify the Korean Peninsula under his communist regime, Kim II-sung invaded the South in June 1950 with Soviet aid.