WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In a widely broadcast speech after the bombing of Hiroshima, which was picked up by Japanese news agencies, Truman warned that if Japan failed to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, it could “expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth."

Detailed explanation-2: -Potsdam Declaration, ultimatum issued by the United States, Great Britain, and China on July 26, 1945, calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan. The declaration was made at the Potsdam Conference near the end of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan feared that upon surrendering the government to the allied states, they might change its form of government more so by doing away with the emperor who was so much respected in the state. Also, the Japanese did not like the idea of their soldiers being disarmed by the allies.

Detailed explanation-4: -On August 10, 1945, just a day after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan submits its acquiescence to the Potsdam Conference terms of unconditional surrender, as President Harry S.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the Potsdam Declaration, they called for Japan’s unconditional surrender; by August of 1945, that objective had been achieved. In September, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) and began the work of rebuilding Japan.