Why North and South Korea Are Still at War 🇰🇷 Enemies After 70 Years 😱

[0:00]Do you know why North and South Korea are enemies? They have no diplomatic relations, divided by walls and barbed wire, and have technically been at war for decades. Even though just 100 years ago, they were one country known as the Korean Empire. But in 1910, Japan, seeking to expand its empire, annexed the Korean Peninsula, and Korea remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II. Just days before Japan's surrender, Soviet troops entered the peninsula from the North, while the USA advanced from the South. To prevent the USSR from taking full control of the region, the United States proposed dividing Korea along the 38th parallel. A temporary solution for joint administration until an independent Korean government could be formed. But as tensions between the two superpowers grew during the Cold War, the country was never reunited, and Korea fell under the influence of two opposing ideologies. Communism and capitalism. As a result, two countries were formed, each believing that the entire peninsula should be united under its rule. This led North Korea to launch a war, nearly capturing the entire South. South Korea asked for help, and the US, leading UN forces, pushed the North Korean army back almost to the Chinese border. China unofficially entered the conflict on the North's side, sending about 2 million volunteers, while the USSR provided military equipment and weapons. Eventually, the front line moved back to almost the 38th parallel, and it was decided to sign an armistice, but a peace treaty was never concluded, so the two countries are still in a state of war.