Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan on 22 August 1910 and ruled by it until 2 September 1945. See also: Korean Empire and Korea under Japanese rule In subsequent years, diplomatic efforts faltered and military confrontation returned to the fore. This led to the Panmunjom Declaration on 27 April 2018, when the North and the South agreed to work together to denuclearize the peninsula, improve inter-Korean relations, end the conflict officially, and move towards the peaceful reunification. holding a series of summits, which promised peace and nuclear disarmament. Facing increasing isolation, North Korea developed missile and nuclear capabilities.įollowing heightened tension throughout 2017, 2018 saw North Korea, South Korea, and the U.S. Bush described North Korea as a member of an " axis of evil". President Bill Clinton described the division of Korea as the "Cold War's last divide". maintains a military presence in the South to assist South Korea in accordance with the ROK–U.S. The conflict survived the end of the Cold War and continues to this day. North and South Korea continued a military standoff, with periodic clashes. When the war ended, both countries were devastated, but the division remained. Tensions erupted into the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 to 1953. The division of Korea by the United States and the Soviet Union occurred in 1945 when both superpowers created separate governments in the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea. During the Cold War, North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union, China, and other allies, while South Korea was backed by the United States, United Kingdom, and other Western allies. The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea.
See Korean War for details of belligerents during the war.
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