End of the War

The end of the War on the Pacific Front came about due to a series of events.  These events include:

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor led to a peace negotiation nearly In July 1945, over four years later
• The heads of government of Great Britian, the United Sates, and the Soviet Union were told that Japan was willing to negotiate a peace, as long as it did not mean unconditional surrender.
• The three allied forces gave Japan an ultimatum, which was ignored
• This led to the idea of using the atomic bomb against Japan
• The use of the atomic bomb made an invasion of Japan unnecessary
• On August 6th, 1945,  a B-29 called the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare, on the city of Hiroshima.
•  More than 92,000 poeple were killed or ended up missing.
•  Three days later, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, which killed at least 40,000 people.
• The Japanese realized that they were helpless if one atomic bomb could cause so much damage
•  On August 10, the Japanese government asked the Allies if uncondional surrender meant that Emperor Hirohito would have to give up his throne.
• On August 14, the Allies received a message from Japan accepting the surrender terms
• On September 2, the Allies and Japan signed the surrender agreement.
• President Harry S. Truman proclaimed September 2 as V-J Day (Victory over Japan).
• Three years, eight months, and 22 days after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, World War II ended.
• Representatives from 52 countries met in San Francisco in September 1951 to draw up a peace treaty with Japan.
• On September 8, diplomats from 49 of these countries signed the treaty.
• The treaty required Japan to give up its former possessions outside its four home islands.
• It also gave Japan the right to rearm itself for self-defense and trade agreements.