AS AM 100DD Chapter Notes - Chapter Conclusion: Korean Diaspora, Korean Nationalism, Nationstates
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Richard s. kim - the quest for statehood: Postliberation division of the korean peninsula at the 38th parallel and the joint. Soviet and u. s. occupation polarized political forces in korea, resulting in the establishment of two separate states in the north and south in 1948. Once again, foreign powers occupied the korean peninsula, preventing its national self-determination. The postwar occupation and division soon led to the korean war. Resulted in decades of repressive authoritarian regimes in both koreas. The postwar conditions that contributed to the korean war and its aftermath are often framed within a cold war narrative that emphasizes the struggle between two superpowers for global dominance. But this neglects the significance of the korean war as a civil war fought to unify the nation and to determine its political character and vision. The ideological conflicts between the two koreas after liberation were more the product of the anticolonial struggle against japan than the result of u. s. -soviet machinations.
