How Did The Conflict Between North Korea & South Korea Originate?
The division of the Korean peninsula has caused the existence of two countries with very different realities
The Separation Of Korea (1945-1950)
For years, attempts were made to unify the two regions to form a single country, but the tension between the USSR and the United States during the Cold War made this impossible.
In 1948, the Republic of Korea was created in the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north. The border between the two Koreas was established at Parallel 38, which divided the peninsula in half.At that time, the Kim family began to rule in the north, with Kim Il-sung as the supreme leader.

The Korean War (1950-1953)
The United States sent its troops to fight North Korea. Finally, they managed to drive the Pyongyang army back to the 38th Parallel, where the border was re-marked with a fortified line.
Postwar and Isolation (1953-1994)
The costs of the conflict were very high: in addition to the victims, many families were forcibly separated and an atmosphere of permanent tension was created.
After the war, South Korea began to grow and modernize thanks to the capitalist influence of the United States. However, North Korea was left economically stagnant. Kim Il-sung decided to close the country's borders and isolate itself from the rest of the world so that its inhabitants could not be compared to South Korea.