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Working on extremely short notice and completely unprepared, they used a National Geographic map to decide on the 38th parallel as the dividing line They chose it because it divided the country approximately in half but would place the capital Seoul under American controlT he 38th parallel was used as the preKorean War demarcation dividing North Korea and South Korea In 1952, US President Dwight D Eisenhower promised to bring the Korean War to a swift end if elected, and the present day boundary between North and South Korea was created in part due to Ike's promises and the accompanying effects on American military strategyThe DMZ separates the North and South Korea and it runs 250kms long ending in the Yellow sea on 9 757 38th Parallel Photos And Premium High Res Pictures Getty Images Korean war 38th parallel dmz