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

• 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

• 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

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.

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.