1948 ⟶ Formal Establishment of North and South Korea
August – September: Division of North and South Korea.
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2020
🇰🇷 Goguryeo's Fall and Start of the North-South States Period in Korea
North–South States Period begins in Korea.⟶
GoguryeoSillaPolitical Fragmentation
North Korea
South Korea🇰🇷 Formal Establishment of North and South Korea
August – September: Division of North and South Korea.⟶
Cold WarCommunismDemocracyUnited NationsKorean WarGeopoliticsPost-World War II
North KoreaSouth Korea💣 North Korean Invasion of South Korea Launches the Korean War
June 25: North Korean invasion of South Korea begins the Korean War.⟶
Korean WarCold WarInvasionProxy WarCommunismCapitalismKim Il-sungSyngman RheeUnited NationsMilitary Conflict
North KoreaSouth Korea🇰🇵 North Korean Advance to the Pusan Perimeter
August – September: North Korean forces capture most of Korea, to the Pusan Perimeter.⟶
Korean WarCold WarInvasionMilitary CampaignCommunismContainment
North KoreaSouth Korea🤝 North and South Korea Join the United Nations
September 17: North and South Korea are admitted to the United Nations.⟶
Cold WarUnited NationsDiplomacyInternational RelationsPolitical Development
North KoreaSouth Korea💥 North Korea Demolishes Inter-Korean Liaison Office
June 16: North Korea demolishes the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong, established in 2018 to improve relations.⟶
Inter-Korean RelationsDiplomacy
North KoreaSouth Korea