5. What happened on November 14, 1947, that set the stage for the permanent division of Korea? (alternate link) In 1947, there happens to be ‘The Marshall Plan.” On November 14, 1947, the UN General Assembly passed a right for Korean independence. This lets Koreans to have free elections but it have to supervise (manipulate) by the UN Temporary Commission ( so what difference does it make. The Soviets in North Korea refuse to let UN dominate them but South Korea allows Rhee (UN?) to control them, that’s why Korea was divided into two.-LLisa 801