Why was the Korean Peninsula divided at the 38th Parallel?



A The Japanese when they conquered Korea in 1910 divided the country into two regions, North and South



B While WWII was on going an independence movement from Northern Korea joined forces with the Soviet Union to ex-spell the Japanese North of the 38th Parallell



C After WWII Soviet troops controlled North Korea; Americans controlled South Korea and the 38th Parallel was meant to be a temporary border until elections to unify the country could occur



D South Koreans wanted to make all of Korea communist but North Koreans didn't believe the Southern would be loyal to China and the Soviet Union so they build a permanent border at the 38th Parallel