History of the Koreas
North Korea announced Tuesday it planned to restart a nuclear reactor it shut down five years ago, the latest announcement in weeks of ramped-up rhetoric that has South Korea and its allies watching the country closely. Take a look at the history of the two Koreas.
At that point, the United States and Russia split Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Russia military occupying the north and the U.S. occupying the south. The south elected Syngman Rhee, who was against communism, as its president. The north was ruled by communist dictator Kim Il-Sung beginning in 1946, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was founded in 1948.
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