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 * WWII Symposium Reseah**

1. The only way for WWII to end was if the United States accepted and unconditional surrender form the Axis powers.
 * Secondary source facts**

2. Rosevelt and Winston Churchill met in Casablanca. North Africa to discuss the next step that needed to be taken adainst the Axis powers. The meeting was held from January 13 to 23 1943

3. Even thought the Axis powers surrendered there was still a war going on in the Pacific that involved Japan.

4. Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and, the Soviet High Command. All aircraft, military, and navel battles had to stop their operations.

5. Japan had to surrender all their forces over to the Allies and free all prisoners of war.

6. All around Europe people celebrated V-E Day because of the unconditional surrender of German.

7. After V-E Day there still was an objective to restore permanent world peace.

8. The Casablanca Conference was held because FDR and the British prime minister Winston Churchill wanted to declare an unconditional surrender on Germany, Italy, and Japan.

9. D-Day helped lead to the unconditional surrender. D-Day was on June 6 1944 an it was the invasion of Normandy in Northern France. It drove the Germans out of Notrthern France.

10. Omar Bradely led the 12th Army group to the Battel of the Bulge which in that battle it forced the German army out of France then they began treatening the German border.

Casablanca Conference "Nothing like this prolonged discussion between two allies has ever taken place before. Complete agreement was reached between the leaders of the two countries and their respective staffs upon war plans and enterprises to be undertaken during the campaigns of 1943 against Germany, Italy, and Japan with a view to drawing the utmost advantage from the markedly favorable turn of events at the close of 1942." Germany's Surrender in WWII " We the undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command all forces on land, sea, and in the air who are at this date under German control". Unconditional Surrender of Japan "We hereby command all Japanese forces wherever situated and the Japanese people to cease hostilities forthwith, to preserve and save from damage all ships, aircraft, and military and civil property and to comply with all requirements which may be imposed by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or by Agencies of the Japanese Government at his direction. We hereby command the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to issue at once orders to the Commanders of all Japanese forces and all forces under Japanese control wherever situated to surrender unconditionally themselves and all forces under their control".
 * Primary sources**
 * The Preident of the United States and Prime Minister Great Britain met in North Africa to dicuss an unconditional surrender against Grmany, Italy and Japan. For almost two weeks the President and Prime Minister staff met multiple time a day discussing the progress that was or was not made. No meeting has ever took this long to come to a final agreement. When they finally agreed they decided that there would be an campaign against Germany. During the campaign the United States and Britain helped the Soviet Union and France. This conferance was the first step in making the axis powers unconditionaly surrendered. It saved many countries from being take over.
 * In the document Germany has finally surrendered to the Allied powers on May 7 1945. The document was signed at Rheims, France. The Germans must stop all its plans of attack by May 8th. Germany's military weapons such as ships or aircraft must stay in their positions until further notice. If a German General were to challenge this rule the United States would hace to use force. By forcing the German's to surrender it ended their domanace over the majority of Europe. It also helped stabalize world peace.
 * Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. The document was signed by Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Mamoru and General Umezu Yoshijiro. Japan also had to accept the Postdam Decleration. The Postdam enforced the rules of unconditional surrender and made sure they were given by the Supreme commad of the Allied Powers. Once Japan surrendered they had to stop all their plans of attack. The military and civilians had to obey the demands that the Allied forces commanded. They also had to free all allied prisoners of war and civilians. They were in charge of giving them medical attention and transportation to where ever they directed. This document shut down Japan's attacks and helped end world war II.