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After the Japanese surrender of WWII, the Americans and the Soviets occupied Korea. The Americans occupied southern part of Korea, while the Soviets entered Korea from their border and occupied the northern part of Korea. The Americans then invited Syngman Rhee back to the American-occupied Korea to become President. Meanwhile the Soviets created a puppet government whose chairman is Kim Il-Sung (who will be future supreme dictator of North Korea very soon). Syngman Rhee then declare the establishment of the Republic of Korea (ROK) on August 15, 1948, while Kim Il-Sung declare the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on September 9, 1948. The occupations of both the Soviet and American armies led to the establishment of two separate governments. Both the DPRK and ROK do not recognize each other, and Kim Il-Sung devised a plan to "liberate the South" from the "Yankee imperialists". But his plan brought tragic warfare for North Korea as an international coalition led by the UN drove Kim Il-Sung off from North Korea until Chairman Mao came to help Kim retake the North. Both sides fought in stalemate position when finally the two sides go into an agreement of a ceasefire truce. And that's what led to how both North Korea and South Korea split off from each other.

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When the Japan surrended in 1945 in second world war, USA and USSR rushed to korea and ussr took the north part of Korea and USA took the south part because korea was colony of japan. That time there was korean government and they asked usa and Russia to go away from country but the usa government ignored it. And made army government by force. Eventhough many korean people argue against and ask them to leave, us and ussr government divided the country into half by their advantage. But because of this many korean people suffer. So the north and south korea was formed.

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