During the first part of 1945 Korea was occupied by Japanese forces. The Soviet Union took power from the Japanese however and finally American forces got involved.
Korea was split at the 38th parallel and North Korea was occupied by Russia and South Korea was occupied by the U.S.
It was Japan.
The US controlled the southern part of Korea while the norther part was controlled by the Soviet Union. The country split on the 38th parallel and the north is communist the south is non communist.
Following the defeat of Japan in WW II, the United States and the Soviet Union, jointly occupied the country. The United States occupied Korea, south of the 38th Parallel and the Soviet Union occupied Korea north of the 38th Parallel.
Korea was occupied in the Northern half by the communists (Soviet Union at first) and the Southern Korea area was governed and inhabited by Koreans who managed to get out of North Korea or were natives of South Korea. The North Koreans went across the designated border in 1950 to over take South Korean in the "Korean War". They were driven back by UN forces. The war is not over technically and the Northern Koreans have not been liberated from the communists yet.
Korea was split at the 38th parallel and North Korea was occupied by Russia and South Korea was occupied by the U.S.
Korea was divided into North and South Korea after World War 2. North Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union, while South Korea was occupied by the United States. The division led to the Korean War in 1950.
Goguryeo was a ancient kingdom. This was shortened toGoryeo and this eventually became the word Korea. After World War II, the Soviets occupied the North and the US occupied the South.
It wasn't in the war. In 1937 it was occupied by Japan and remained occupied territory until 1945.
All of Germany was occupied by Allied Powers after WWII. The Russians occupied almost the entire eastern section of Germany and Britain, France, and the US occupied the western section.
It was Japan.
Not at first, but Serbia was occupied by the Central Powers at the end of 1915.
In the north, Russia. In the south, the USA.
The US controlled the southern part of Korea while the norther part was controlled by the Soviet Union. The country split on the 38th parallel and the north is communist the south is non communist.
Japan had occupied Korea and were ruthless with the Korean population.http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_koreaimperialism.htm
After World War II, American forces occupied the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Soviet forces occupied the northern part, which was closer to Russia. The northern part of Korea adopted communism beliefs and became the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The southern part of Korea became the capitalist Republic of Korea (South Korea).
After World War II was over, the Allied troops occupied Germany and divided it into four sections, each one controlled by one of the four powers. The four Allied powers were the USA, the USSR, Britain, and France.