1 point Read the paragraph from the section "The Two Koreas." Since the early
1900s, Korea had been a part of the Japanese empire. After Japan lost
World War II (1939-1945), it fell to the Americans and the Soviets to decide
what should be done with it. In August 1945, the U. S. divided the Korean
peninsula in half along the 38th parallel, giving the Soviets the area north of
the line and the Americans the area to its south. Why does the author
include this paragraph in the article?*
to explain the circumstances behind the formation of two countries on the Korean
peninsula
to describe the influence that the Japanese empire had on korea before the country
was divided
to suggest that the U. S. Was solely responsible for dividing Korea into two sections
after World War II
to explain why Korea was a problem for both the Americans and the Soviets after
World War II