
At the end of World War II in 1945, Korea
was set free from the occupation of Japan. Despite Cairo
Declaration which meant the independence of Korea, Korea
was divided into two parts at the 38th parallel, which
crosses the midsection of the nation. American troops
entered the Korean Peninsula to make North Korean Forces
surrender in South while the Soviet Union Forces had
a control in North.

On August 13, 1950, a part of the Soviet
25th division landed in the Chung-Jin area, and they
occupied Pyung-Yang on August 22. Meanwhile, the U.S.
24th division landed in In-Chon on September 15, 1950
and proceeded toward Seoul. By stationing troops in
the Korean Peninsula, the Soviet Union and the United
States aimed at controlling two Koreas in each part.
However, although the allies had agreed at Cairo in
1943 that Korea would be free and independent, the border
at the 38th parallel was soon sealed and the correspondence
between the southern and northern zones ended.
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