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aug 14, 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

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30 Apr 2018
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Date:

aug 14, 1945
Now
~ 81 years ago