Japan forcibly annexed korea in 1910 and occupied it until the end of world war ii. after the war, the peninsula was divided along the 38th parallel with the north under the control of the soviet union and the south under the control of the united states. what was the result of this division of korea?

The Korean War--The goal of the UN was to establish an independent Korea and have elections however the elections were pushed off and did not occur. 

In an effort to have a unified Korea, the North invaded the South which resulted in UN action to protect the South. Though the UN with the aide of the US were able to push back North Korean forces, China will join and push the defensive forces back again. The end result was an armistice leaving Korea divided still today.