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Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb|Borstelmann|2005|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them—the [[Cold War]]—would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb|Leffler|Westad|2010}}.</ref> | Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances, the United States-led [[NATO]] and the Soviet-led [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name="Borstelmann 2005 318">{{Harvnb|Borstelmann|2005|p=318}}.</ref> The long period of political tensions and military competition between them—the [[Cold War]]—would be accompanied by an unprecedented [[arms race]] and number of [[proxy war]]s throughout the world.<ref>{{Harvnb|Leffler|Westad|2010}}.</ref> | ||
In Asia, the United States led the [[occupation of Japan]] and [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|administered Japan's former islands]] in the Western Pacific, while the Soviets annexed [[South Sakhalin]] and the [[Kuril Islands]].<ref name="Weinberg 2005 911">{{Harvnb|Weinberg|2005|p=911}}.</ref> [[Korea]], formerly [[Korea under Japanese rule|under Japanese colonial rule]], was [[Division of Korea|divided and occupied]] by the Soviet Union in the [[North Korea|North]] and the United States in the [[South Korea|South]] between 1945 and 1948. Separate republics emerged on both sides of the 38th parallel in 1948, each claiming to be the legitimate government for all of Korea, which led ultimately to the | In Asia, the United States led the [[occupation of Japan]] and [[Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands|administered Japan's former islands]] in the Western Pacific, while the Soviets annexed [[South Sakhalin]] and the [[Kuril Islands]].<ref name="Weinberg 2005 911">{{Harvnb|Weinberg|2005|p=911}}.</ref> [[Korea]], formerly [[Korea under Japanese rule|under Japanese colonial rule]], was [[Division of Korea|divided and occupied]] by the Soviet Union in the [[North Korea|North]] and the United States in the [[South Korea|South]] between 1945 and 1948. Separate republics emerged on both sides of the 38th parallel in 1948, each claiming to be the legitimate government for all of Korea, which led ultimately to the Korean War.<ref>{{Harvnb|Stueck|2010|p=71}}.</ref> | ||
In China, nationalist and communist forces resumed [[Chinese Civil War|the civil war]] in June 1946. Communist forces were victorious and established the People's Republic of China on the mainland, while nationalist forces retreated to [[Taiwan]] in 1949.<ref name="Lynch 2010 12_13">{{Harvnb|Lynch|2010|pp=12–13}}.</ref> In the Middle East, the Arab rejection of the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine]] and the [[creation of Israel]] marked the escalation of the [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]. While European powers attempted to retain some or all of their [[colonial empire]]s, their losses of prestige and resources during the war rendered this unsuccessful, leading to [[Decolonization|decolonisation]].<ref name="JMRoberts 1996 589">{{Harvnb|Roberts|1997|p=589}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Darwin|2007|pp=441–443, 464–68}}.</ref> | In China, nationalist and communist forces resumed [[Chinese Civil War|the civil war]] in June 1946. Communist forces were victorious and established the People's Republic of China on the mainland, while nationalist forces retreated to [[Taiwan]] in 1949.<ref name="Lynch 2010 12_13">{{Harvnb|Lynch|2010|pp=12–13}}.</ref> In the Middle East, the Arab rejection of the [[United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine]] and the [[creation of Israel]] marked the escalation of the [[Arab–Israeli conflict]]. While European powers attempted to retain some or all of their [[colonial empire]]s, their losses of prestige and resources during the war rendered this unsuccessful, leading to [[Decolonization|decolonisation]].<ref name="JMRoberts 1996 589">{{Harvnb|Roberts|1997|p=589}}.</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Darwin|2007|pp=441–443, 464–68}}.</ref> | ||