Japanese Surreneder and Aftermath
Japanese Surrender
By 1945, it was clear that the Japanese were going to surrender. The Japanese has retreated from all countries except Korea and Manchuria. They had lost their source of oil, and its navy and air defenses were weak and mostly destroyed. The Japanese had tried to come with an idea of peace in as early as 1943, but it was rejected. The Japanese were desperate.
On September 8, 1945, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri in San Francisco, California, the documents of surrender were signed. This treaty was signed by 48 allied nations. This treaty was called the Treaty of San Francisco.
Under the treaty:
* The allied powers recognized the ruling of Japan.
* Japan abdicated all rights and claims on multiple countries and islands including Korea, Taiwan, Antarctica, and Hong Kong.
* All occupation units were to be retrieved from Japan.
* Japan agreed to make negotiations on repaying the allied powers for all the horrible damage and suffering it put upon them.
* Japan agreed to accept the judgments of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and other Allied War Crime Courts both within and outside Japan.
Signing for all the allies was General Douglas MacArthur. He was the new military governor of Japan until 1951.
On September 8, 1945, on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri in San Francisco, California, the documents of surrender were signed. This treaty was signed by 48 allied nations. This treaty was called the Treaty of San Francisco.
Under the treaty:
* The allied powers recognized the ruling of Japan.
* Japan abdicated all rights and claims on multiple countries and islands including Korea, Taiwan, Antarctica, and Hong Kong.
* All occupation units were to be retrieved from Japan.
* Japan agreed to make negotiations on repaying the allied powers for all the horrible damage and suffering it put upon them.
* Japan agreed to accept the judgments of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and other Allied War Crime Courts both within and outside Japan.
Signing for all the allies was General Douglas MacArthur. He was the new military governor of Japan until 1951.
Aftermath of War
After the surrender, Japan returned all of its conquests to the countries they belonged to. The Japanese emperor, who convinced the Japanese to surrender and convinced the Japanese people that he was not a god, was allowed to keep his throne because he was the only person who could convince the Japanese to surrender.
After World War II, the United Nations was created. It had the same goal as the League of Nations: to create peace throughout the world.
World War II was the most expensive war ever, both in money and lives. People all over the world celebrated when the war was over. People were very optimistic that there wouldn't be a war as terrible as World War II.
After World War II, the United Nations was created. It had the same goal as the League of Nations: to create peace throughout the world.
World War II was the most expensive war ever, both in money and lives. People all over the world celebrated when the war was over. People were very optimistic that there wouldn't be a war as terrible as World War II.