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Chronology

Korea wins independence, north-south division

Significance

5

Category 1

Politics

Category 2

Year

1945/8/15

Region(venue)

Korea

Region(content)

Japan

City

Content

As Japan surrenders, Korea wins its independence from Japan. The Korean Peninsula is divided along the 38th parallel north, and the Soviet Union occupies the north, while the United States occupy the south.

Participating artist(s)

Link

FM No.

2760