History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1704 short lesson, about 20 seconds
A Divided Peace
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The idea
After the surrender Korea, a Japanese colony, was divided at the thirty-eighth parallel, the Soviet Union controlling the north and the United States the south.
In practice
Germany and Berlin each divided into four zones, British, French, American and Soviet.
Where people slip
These are the maps unit thirteen's Cold War begins from. The anchor says the war was finally over.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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