Allied occupation of Korea

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Cold War–era event historical event military occupation

The Allied occupation of Korea was the post–World War II military administration and division of the Korean Peninsula by the United States and the Soviet Union, which set the stage for the creation of North and South Korea.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Allied occupation of Korea canonical	5
United States occupation of Korea	3
American occupation of Korea	1
Division of Korea	1
Division of Korea at the 38th parallel	1
Korean Peninsula occupation after World War II	1
South Korean occupation zone	1
Soviet occupation of Korea	1
United States–led occupation forces	1
establishment of the Republic of Korea	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War–era event ⓘ historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
aimedTo	disarm Japanese forces in Korea ⓘ prepare Korea for independence ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	territory north of the 38th parallel ⓘ territory south of the 38th parallel ⓘ
appliesToPart	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
cause	Cairo Declaration commitments regarding Korea ⓘ Potsdam Declaration implementation ⓘ surrender of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
characterizedBy	growing ideological division ⓘ military government rule ⓘ separate administrations in north and south ⓘ
chronologyWithin	immediately after Japan’s 1945 surrender ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
coordinatedWith	Red Army ⓘ United States Army Forces in Korea ⓘ
countryOccupied	Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea
endTime	1948 ⓘ
followedBy	Korean Demilitarized Zone ⓘ surface form: Division of Korea establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ establishment of the Republic of Korea ⓘ
follows	Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ surface form: World War II in Asia
hasPart	Soviet Civil Administration ⓘ United States Army Military Government in Korea ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 1940s ⓘ
legalBasis	Allied agreements on postwar administration of former Japanese territories ⓘ
location	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
occupyingPower	Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
partOf	post–World War II Allied occupations ⓘ
relatedTo	Korean War ⓘ Korean independence movement ⓘ United States–Soviet Union relations ⓘ surface form: United States–Soviet rivalry trusteeship proposals for Korea ⓘ
result	creation of North Korea ⓘ creation of South Korea ⓘ entrenchment of the 38th parallel as a political boundary ⓘ escalation of tensions leading to the Korean War ⓘ
significantEvent	beginning of the Cold War in East Asia ⓘ division of Korea along the 38th parallel ⓘ failure of a unified Korean government plan ⓘ
startTime	1945-08 ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Military Government in Korea → governedDuring → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

Soviet Civil Administration in Korea → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

Public Health and Welfare Section → operatedBy → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States–led occupation forces

USAMGIK → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States occupation of Korea

USAMGIK → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

USAMGIK → appliesToEvent → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Division of Korea at the 38th parallel

Military Governor of Korea → locatedInTimePeriod → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

Military Governor of Korea → dissolvedBecauseOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: establishment of the Republic of Korea

Military Governor of Korea → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States occupation of Korea

Archibald V. Arnold → participantIn → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States occupation of Korea

John R. Hodge → participatedIn → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: American occupation of Korea

Southern Korea → historicalEvent → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Division of Korea

Southern Korea → historicalEvent → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Peninsula occupation after World War II

Southern Korea → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

Southern Korea → alsoKnownAs → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Korean occupation zone

Soviet Civil Administration → partOf → Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation of Korea