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Korea used to be divided into two countries, North Korea and South Korea. This division is not only marked by a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), but a river and hundreds of unknown land mines. During the early 20th Century, [[Japan]] took over Korea and held it until [[1945]], when Korea achieved independence. Then from 1950-53 there was a war called the Korean war in which the [[Communism|Communist]] North Koreans and Chinese,backed by the [[Soviet Union]], fought the UN ,which included the South Koreans. In 1950, the [[UN]], led by [[American]] [[General]] Douglas MacArthur, was off to a good start and took over nearly the whole of Korea but in 1951 was terribly beaten and was pushed into a small corner of Korea but in 1953 got the upper hand when the President of America forces China to stop fighting by threatening using the Atomic bomb so without Chinese aid, North Korea was weak and despite USSR aid, the UN forces pushed to Pyongyang. It is speculated that the two countries have came back to form Korea once again. Their capitals are Pyongyang (Northern Korea) and Seoul (Southern Korea).  Korea has always been a research powerhouse due to its size and location.  [[Image:Location of Korea on Earth.PNG|300px|thumb|right|The location of Korea on Earth]]