Allied occupation of Korea

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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.


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 Korea
endTime 1948
followedBy Division of Korea
establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
establishment of the Republic of Korea
follows Japanese rule over Korea
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 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 (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Military Governor of Korea ("United States occupation of Korea")
Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
USAMGIK ("United States occupation of Korea")
USAMGIK
partOf
USAMGIK ("Division of Korea at the 38th parallel")
appliesToEvent
Military Governor of Korea ("establishment of the Republic of Korea")
dissolvedBecauseOf
United States Army Military Government in Korea
governedDuring
Military Governor of Korea
locatedInTimePeriod
Public Health and Welfare Section ("United States–led occupation forces")
operatedBy
Archibald V. Arnold ("United States occupation of Korea")
participantIn

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