The conflict that ended with a border along the 38th parallel is which war?

The conflict that ended with a border along the 38th parallel is which war?

• A. Vietnam War
• B. Korean War
• C. Gulf War
• D. World War II

Answer: (B)

After Japan’s surrender in World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, with the north under Soviet influence and the south under American influence. The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded the South, and it ended in 1953 with an armistice that left the fighting lines near that same parallel, creating the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Because the ceasefire established a border roughly along the 38th parallel, this war is the one associated with ending a conflict at that border. The Vietnam War was centered near the 17th parallel, and the Gulf War and World War II did not conclude with a border image along the 38th parallel.

After Japan’s surrender in World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel, with the north under Soviet influence and the south under American influence. The Korean War began in 1950 when North Korea invaded the South, and it ended in 1953 with an armistice that left the fighting lines near that same parallel, creating the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Because the ceasefire established a border roughly along the 38th parallel, this war is the one associated with ending a conflict at that border. The Vietnam War was centered near the 17th parallel, and the Gulf War and World War II did not conclude with a border image along the 38th parallel.