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3 members of the Big Six wanted Japan to accept the Potsdam Declaration while the other 3 didn't.

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VE-day- War was over by may 1945

Gi-informal term for a us soldier

American soldiers not able to forget the war.

The men shuld be remembered, and they did the unthinkable, not only getting trauma by the actions of the enemies, and their actions.

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World War 2s liberation freed nations from Nazi and Japanese control bringing hope and ending conflict. Its legacy reshaped the world with new global powers the United Nations and a lasting commitment to peace and human rights.

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War finally ended in august 1945 which brought joy to people. People celebrated in the streets and danced in happiness.

Despite all the celebrations, the war's after math was devastating. Over 65 million people had lost their lives and survivors faced PTSD.

In the end the United States and The Soviet Union ended as the two big nations.

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Veterans had to experience traumatic events:

The war "stayed" with them in their wounds, nightmares, etc.

Could not forget memories of their comrades dying or of their necessary but horrible actions (killing people)

They tried to move on, but couldn't really forget it

Moments where they were quiet, angry, sad, distant --> remembering the memories

Couldn't express it to others and give that pain to them

The scars stayed with them until they died

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many Germans liked the American soldiers; children often asked them for candy and women often went on dates with the soldiers. The soldiers were forbidden from speaking to Germans, but those rules were eventually lifted as no on listened. Nazi soldiers had also filled the civilian's heads that the Americans would torture them to death leading to many families' committing suicide.

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Mary + Emmy

Two conditions to surrender

-high government official had to sign off

- military had to comply

History of incompliance

Offensive against China

Ensure preservation of Japan

Soviets invade Japan Hirohito defends

Leadership fear of bombing and food shortages

underestimation of American atomic bomb power

-unable to produce their own powerful atomic weapon

Emperor Hirohito wanted to end the war due to fear of atomic bomb

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The phrase was to prepare the Japanese citizens of the humiliation in defeat.

When Japan surrendered, they had to accept terms of the Potsdam declaration, Japan had to surrender all overseas territories, completely disarmament, and allied occupation.

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The Liberation and Legacy article focuses on freedom, lasting impact and the rise of the Cold War trying to take over countries to add them to the Cold War camps.

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The Allies landed in Normandy in June 1944 and proceeded to slug their way across the Norman countryside

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In August 1945 the war ended, and people were really happy and kissed strangers

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In August 1945, the war ended. People were happy, cheering in the streets, and even kissing strangers in Times Square.

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the war was not won without loss of men, and those who were not lost to guns were lost to what they saw, what they did, what they couldn't undo or unsee. those men who came home still had what they got in Europe: trauma, and that was a gift that stayed with them and will stay with them 'till they die

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"TO BEAR THE UNBEARABLE" = a quote from Hirohito in reference to his country's need to move forward after the devastating bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

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Hirohito was Japan’s longest-reigning emperor, holding the throne from 1926 to 1989. He was a controversial figure who announced Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces in 1945.