North Korea Culture and History
History From 1910 until the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was occupied by Japan. With the beginning of the East-West conflict, the country was split into North Korea and South Korea in 1948. In the Korean War (1950–53), the People’s Republic of China supported North Korea against the United Nations (UN) armed forces under the leadership of the USA. Peace negotiations failed. To this day, a heavily fortified armistice line separates the two states. The leading politician…