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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