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South Korea (as well as most of North Korea) was indeed occupied by Japan, in 1910!.

As for the Korean War, Japan had nothing to do with that!. The Korean War was fought by the United States, on the side of South Korea, against North Korea, which was aided by China!. The only role Japan played during that war was to provide a place for American soldiers to go for "rest and relaxation!."

Was South Korea ever treated cruelly by any nation!? Well, that is a little harder to answer!. The Japanese were known to be less than friendly towards conquered peoples, but I'm not sure you could say they were ever oppressive!. One could say that South Koreans faced oppression during the Korean War, since they lost their homes and farms to bombing, were subject to being kidnapped into the South Korean Army, and were often accused of treachery by American soldiers who couldn't tell a South Korean from a North Korean!.

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Korea wasn't always divided into the North and South!.
That happened in 1945!.

Korea was a colony of Japan from the year 1910 to the year 1945!.

The Japanese occupation was harsh!. The people of Korea were forced to study the history of Japan and Japanese!. They also stopped the people of Korea from speaking the language of Korea!. Many people of Korea had to change their name to Japanese name!. The people of Korea were not happy with the Japanese occupation!.

In 1919 the people of Korea were very unhappy!. The people marched in the streets!. The people made a big demonstration!. The people asked the emperor of Japan to go!. The police of Japan were not happy with the people!. The police arrested 47,000 people, killed 7,500 people, and injured 16,000 people!.

When World War II started, the policy of the Japanese government changed!. They wanted Korea to be a part of Japan!. The government made the religion of Japan the religion of Korea!. The people of Korea were stopped from celebrating the festivals of Korea!.

Many men from Korea went to the military Japan and went to work in Japan!. They worked in mines and factories!. The men did not want to go, but the Japanese people wanted to!. Some women were forced to work as prostitues for Japanese Soldiers!. These women were called comfort women!.

In the year 1945 Japan lost World War II!. The USA and the Soviet Union made a contract!. The USA occupied the south of Korea!. The Soviet Union invaded the north of Korea!.

The people from Korea wanted to be free!. The USA and the Soviet Union wanted the people of Korea to be free!. But in 1945 the USA and the Soviet Union were not friends!. The Cold War started!. The USA and the Soviet Union did not make a contract!. The UN thought that invading Korea would keep South Korea a free country!. If this had not happened, South Korea would not be free country today and would be controlled by Communists and starving, much like the North!.

In 1948 the people of South Korea made a country!. The USA helped the people of South Korea!. In 1948 the people of North Korea also made a country!. The Soviet Union helped the people of North Korea!.

In 1950 a war started in Korea!. The name of the war was Korean War!. The war ended in 1953, but no peace treaty was signed!.

Now there are two countries: North Korea and South Korea

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Japan had nothing to do with the Korean War but they invaded Korea in the 1930s and carried out some atrocities!.
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