The Korean peninsula was taken from Japan at the end of World War II, The Soviet Union and the United
States clashed over how this territory should be governed.
How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States affect the division of the
Korean peninsula?
It created political conflict, leading to a communist-controlled north and an anti-communist south
It increased religious tensions, leading to a Buddhist north and Christian south
It intensified ethnic conflict, leading to a north controlled by China and a south controlled by Korea
It created tensions over natural resources, leading to a mineral-rich north and agriculturally rich south
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