Why KOREA Split Into North and South, Explained in 14 Minutes

In August 1945, two American officers were given about thirty minutes and a map, and told to divide Korea. They drew a line along the 38th parallel. It was supposed to be temporary. Eighty years later, it's one of the most heavily guarded borders on Earth. This is why Korea split into North and South, explained in 14 minutes. We follow the whole story: one Korea for more than a thousand years, 35 years as a Japanese colony, liberation in 1945, the night the 38th parallel was drawn, Soviet troops in the north and American troops in the south, the rise of Kim Il-sung and Syngman Rhee, the failed Moscow trusteeship plan, the UN elections of 1948 and the birth of two Korean states, the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, the armistice and the DMZ, separated families, and why North and South Korea never reunited, from the 2000 and 2018 summits to North Korea dropping reunification in 2024. In this video: 🗺 Why the 38th parallel was chosen, and by whom ⚔️ How the Soviet Union and the United States shaped two different Koreas 🇰🇷🇰🇵 How North Korea and South Korea became separate countries in 1948 💥 The Korean War explained simply: Seoul, Busan, Incheon and China's entry 👨‍👩‍👧 Separated families, the DMZ, and why reunification never happened 0:00 The 30-Minute Map Decision 1:53 Roots of the Korean Resistance 4:55 Two Occupations and Kim's Rise 7:30 The 1948 Elections Split Korea 11:07 War and the Chinese Invasion 12:43 A Divided Nation's Lasting Scars 🔔 Subscribe to History Fast for the entire history of countries, empires, wars and mythologies, explained fast and simply. Which country should we cover next? Tell us in the comments!    / @minutehistory-u5e   In this video: 🗺 Why the 38th parallel was chosen, and by whom ⚔️ How the Soviet Union and the United States shaped two different Koreas 🇰🇷🇰🇵 How North Korea and South Korea became separate countries in 1948 💥 The Korean War explained simply: Seoul, Busan, Incheon and China's entry 👨‍👩‍👧 Separated families, the DMZ, and why reunification never happened