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Why Korea Split Into North and South Korea

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5,934,110Views

2013Aug 14

A video explaining why the country of Korea split into two different countries: North Korea and South Korea.

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Cold War

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Vietnam War

0:55

Soviet War in Afghanistan

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Mutually Assured Destruction

4:49

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