HOW DID THE KOREAN WAR END AND WHAT LASTING IMPACT HAS THIS HAD ON NORTH KOREA, SOUTH KOREA, AND U.S.?

The war didn't really end, it just stopped.  There was no
permanent peace deal or treaty, both sides agreed to a cease fire, one that has now been
in place for almost 57 years.  The lasting impact this has is that both countries have
to invest heavily in their militaries to guard the border against the possibility of
another war.  The DMZ, or Demilitarized Zone is a two mile wide stretch of territory
between both countries that is both one of the most heavily mined and heavily patrolled
pieces of land on Earth.

The US has had to maintain a
permenent military presence there, and recently, it was admitted that for a time, we
have kept nuclear weapons there as well, something that did not go over well with the
South Korean public.

North Korea has never recovered from
the war, and so much of its budget today goes towards military spending that the country
is largely without power, adequate food or energy supplies.