Before the signing of the document on the 6th and 9th the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also on the 9th the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. A little after noon in japan standard time on August 15, 1945 Emperor Hirohito announced of the Japan’s acceptance of the terms on the Potsdam Declaration.
On August 15th and 16th some Japanese soldiers were devastated by the surrender, that they committed suicide. Well over 100 American prisoners of war also were executed. The Potsdam Declaration was issued by the Allied leader on July 26, 1945, called on Japan surrender if it did; it was promised a peaceful government. If it didn’t th ey would face prompt and utter destruction. Japan denied the Declaration. Because the Japan denied the US dropped atomic bombs. On August 10th Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration. Emperor Hirohito urged his people to accept the surrender, blaming the use of the “new and most cruel bomb.
Victory over Japan Day is also known as (Victory in the Pacific Day, V-J Day). It’s a name given for the day Japan surrendered effectively ending world war two. The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan's formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan's capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close. The document had two dates on it because of the time zone difference between the Great old USA and Japan. The two dates were August 14th for the US date and August 15th for Japan.
On September 2 the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially end WWII. Although September 2 is the designated V-J Day in the entire United State, the event is recognized as an official holiday only in the state of Rhode Island where the holiday’s official name is “Victory Day” and it is observed on the second Monday of August. There have been several attempts in the 1980s and 1990s to eliminate or rename the holiday on the grounds that it is discriminatory.
In Washington on August 14, President Harry S. Truman announced news of Japan's surrender in a press conference at the White House: "This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor. This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would."
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