What does the passage indicate about the partition of Korea?
The partition of Korea into two zones dominates the
political and economic life of the peninsula. The division
of Korea at the 38th parallel has turned into a hard and
fast boundary which cuts off all intercourse between the
northern and southern halves of the country, except for
the exchange of mail and the transfer of surplus electric
power from North to South Korea.
It discouraged communism from spreading from
China.
o It encouraged communication between the two
parts of the country.
x It divided only the land and left the economy
running well.
It divided the economy and the land.