How did the end of World War II impact the Korean peninsula?

It was occupied by the Soviet Union.
It was occupied by the United States.
It was split into two different countries.
It was established as an independent country.

It was split into two different countries.

Explanation:

The previous colony of Imperial Japan, the Korean Peninsula, was split into two countries at the 38th parallel, with North Korea following a Communist government, & was supported by their northern neighbors, that of China & U.S.S.R, while the South followed a non-communist traditional government, supported primarily by the United States & the United Nation.

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