Global dimension zero and split exact sequences ($\mathrm{gldim}R=0⟺\text{every short exact sequence splits}$)

If global dimension is zero, every module is a projective module. Each short exact sequence splits because its quotient is projective. Conversely, splitting every short exact sequence makes each module a direct summand of a free module and therefore a projective module. Splitting also makes every module an injective module: for $A\hookrightarrow B$ choose a retraction $B\to A$ and compose it with any prescribed map out of $A$.