14 août 1945 - Japan surrenders (end of WWII)
Description:
-Korea divided into 2 zones (border: 38th parallel, as suggested at Potsdam)-US zone of control: south (containing capital Seoul, 35 miles south of border)
-Soviet zone: north
-split intended to be temporary (as will Vietnam + Germany)
-Japan later became a capitalist base (for USA) in southeast Asia
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
14 août 1945
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 80 ans