japan and korea
... There was no government to take over when the Japanese withdrew because Korea had been a colony since 1905. ... (2) In December 1945, a meeting was held in Moscow that determined a 5-year trusteeship over Korea by the four Great Powers (Russia, United States, China and England). ... (8) North Korea and Soviet Russia Meanwhile in July 1945, the North Korean Democratic Peoples Front was formed, alongside the communist oriented North Korean Labor Party. On March 5, 1946, land reforms were carried out in North Korea. ... (11) This law gave state ownership to 90% of all industry in North Korea. ... (12) Although the economy was benefiting from the new government controls and laws, the people of North Korea were being oppressed by the communist regime lacking a constitution. ... The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea was recognized by the Soviet Union and later by other Soviet block members. (13) South Korea and The United States Russia wasnt alone in applying their countrys ideology to Korea. ... supervised the general elections and claimed that this voting would determine the government that would govern over all of Korea. Of course the Soviets were not in agreement with these accommodations and therefore insisted that North Korea not take part in this election. ... (15) The United States, Britain, France, Nationalist China, and the Philippines recognized The Republic of Korea. (16) The American governments comments on the newly established Korean government were: It is the view of the United States government that the Korean government so established is entitled to be regarded as the Government of Korea envisaged by the General Assembly resolution of November 14, 1947. (17) Due to Northern Koreas abstention in the election, the republic of Korea only was in control of Korea south of the 38th parallel. The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea in the North, led by Kim Il-sung, andThe Republic of Korea, led by Dr. Syngman Rhee in the South, both decided that their government, because it was recognized as the Korean government by different countries, ruled over all of Korea. The South was justified in believing that it was the rightful government because it ruled over a majority of the population of Korea. ... Therefore, after the governments were founded, the two countries removed their troops from Korea, having completed their duty to construct a government that could rebuild the economic and social structure that had collapsed only three years earlier. (18) The Rise of Kim Il-sung: Leader of The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea The leader of The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Kim Il-sung, took his name from a legendary Korean guerilla who, like himself, had fought the Japanese. ... The Soviets recognized his contributions and when Kim Il-sung returned to Pyongyang, Korea, he was recognized as a "national hero". ... Kims persuasiveness led to violent disturbances between opposing political factions in North Korea. ... Kim Il-sung supported the callous removal of nationalists from North Korea for the reason that they opposed the system and if he were to be in an election, the nationalists may ruin his chance to govern Korea.