In simple words what is the reason for the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?

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In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea, which ended with Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, Korea was later divided in two at the end of the Korean War in 1953 along the 38th parallel; the Soviet Union took the surrender of Japanese forces and controlled the area north of the parallel and the United States likewise the area south of the parallel. Virtually all Koreans welcomed liberation from Japanese imperial rule, yet objected to re-imposition of foreign rule upon the peninsula. The Soviets and Americans disagreed on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea, with each establishing its socio-economic and political system upon its jurisdiction, leading, in 1948, to the establishment of ideologically opposed governments. The United States then withdrew its forces from Korea. Growing tensions and border skirmishes between north and south led to the civil war called the Korean War. On June 25, 1950, the (North) Korean People's Army crossed the 38th Parallel in a war of peninsular reunification under their political system. The war continued until July 27, 1953, when the United Nations Command, the Korean People's Army, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army signed the Korean War Armistice Agreement. Since that time the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has separated the North and South. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea Aug 19 07, 2:34 PM