After World War II, there appeared two regimes in North Korea: the regime of Kim Il Sung and the regime of the Republic of Korea represented by Li Chengwan. The temporary regional dividing line between the two sides is 38 degrees north latitude, which is also commonly known as the 38th parallel. After the Korean War, the DPRK and the ROK adjusted the North-South military demarcation line on the basis of the 38th parallel, demarcated the demilitarized zone within two kilometers on each side of the temporary military demarcation line, and formally established the political status of the opposing North and South Korea.
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The influence of the Korean War
Before the war, the north-south split situation not only failed to be resolved, but further deteriorated. As a hot spot in the world military arena, the Korean peninsula has continued to this day.
South Korea's economy was severely damaged after the war. After the war, Li Chengwan still aimed at reunification, ignored economic development, and constantly planned to go to war with North Korea at any time. After the April 16th Movement, Li Chengwan stepped down, but the situation did not ease. Since then, the "Shiwei Island Incident" occurred during park chung-hee's administration, and the hostile atmosphere between the two sides has not changed because of the change of leaders. The leaders of North Korea and South Korea have met and talked several times, but due to the fundamental differences in ideology and political system, no substantive progress has been made.
Because the unification war launched by North Korea was resisted by the western capitalist camp led by the United States, North Korea suffered serious damage in the war, and the social wealth accumulated during the 1945- 1950 peace-building period completely disappeared.