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    I thought the emoji and wording would signal that I wasn’t entirely serious. But it was divided by Soviet Union and USA and before the war both sides had formed their own governments (both saying they’re the one true government ofc).

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      Apologies for missing the sarcasm. Yes, the USSR did engage, but from a position of weakness. They had no motivation to divide Korea but they didn’t have the will or strength to resist the beligerence of the US.

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        I think both USSR and USA would’ve preferred a single government but ofc they wanted it to be the on their side

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          The US was taking over the occupation of Korea from the Japanese. The USSR wanted the Koreans to govern themselves and be self-sufficient enough to not become vassal states of the USA which the USA would use to invade and nuke the USSR.

          It’s not just a both sides wanted to control Korea thing. That’s not accurate