Korea is a geographic name of a region, which is located in a Korean peninsula and connecting islands. From VII century Korea developed as a single united government. However, several events during the middle of XX century led to the separation of the country in two territories- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Republic of Korea (South Korea). Today, the two of the korean governments live in separate political, economical and cultural conditions, considering each other as occupants of their original territory. Republic of Korea is a democratic government with a multi political party system. Now Republic of Korea is runned by conservatives, whose political ideology is against communism …show more content…
The Northern part of former Korea was controlled by Soviet Union and the Southern part was occupied by the United States. This factor stimulated the tension between the two metropolia and grew into Cold War. These events led to the establishment of communist government by the Northern Korea and the 39th parallel became a division border between two different governments with own regime and economy. Each side wanted to expand its territories, thus many conflicts followed. The United Nations intervened into the conflict and supported South Korea’s government and the tension builded even more. Meanwhile, North Korea seeked support from the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China to back up the apressmet from South Korea. In 1950, China started to support North Korean leader, Kim Il-sung. Therefore, North Korean troops managed to cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea. The Korean War affected other countries too; it worsened the friction between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Korean War made United States realize the true effects and disadvantages of communism. South Korea became an important US military base. North Korea introduces controversial nuclear test and ballistic missile test, leaving other countries