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__**World War II Symposium Research**__

__//**Secondary Sources**//__ 1.) The United States told Japan to follow the rules of the Potsdam Agreement. Which stated that Japan had to release all of the captured allies, the japanese navy and military had to obey all of the proclamations that were said by the Supreme Commander of the Allies. 2.) The Soviet Union had suffured greatly from war with Germany and lost more than 20 million deaths of soldiers and civilians during the war 3.) The United States needed Germany to surrender because they needed to ensure that Germany would never rearm again and start another war 4.) It was necessary for the Battle of the Atlantic to take place because it would end the German U boat threat to Allied shipping 5.) In the Potsdam Agreement that was made about the future of germany. The Allies told Germany that they had to unconditionally surrender.The Allies made this agreement so they would be sure that the German people would be given an oppurtunity to prepare for reconstruction on their life in a peaceful way 6.) From January 13-23,1943 meetings were held in Casablanca, North Africa between the Allies to discuss the next steps against the Axis Powers this was called the Casablanca Conference 7.) On May 7,1945 Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Powers and this was known as Victory in Europe Day 8.) The Axis powers were still conquering countries and by having them unconditionally surrender we freeded those countries 9.) The invasion of Sicily was necessary because it drove the Axis powers out of that country and saved that country. This would be the actions of the Allied powers for the rest of the ending of the war 10.) General George Patton was the commander of the 2nd Armed Division which was involved with the battle against the Afrika German Korps in North Africa. By being apart of this victory against the Germans, it helped with the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers.
 * __//10 Facts about how unconditional surrender was necessary for the axis powers//__**

__//**Primary Sources**//__

"The entire field of the war was surveyed theater by theater throughout the world, and all resources were marshaled for a more intense prosecution of the war by sea, land, and air."
 * Casablanca Conference**
 * In this document it provided information on how the United States and Great Britian came together too make decisions on what they were going to do with the Axis Powers. The Casablanca confrence was held in the city of Casablanca in North Africa. This confrenece took weeks to have because the Allied Powers wanted to make sure that all of the other countries had a say on what to do. Also the conference brought countries together to make a change in the war. This conference also took long because everyday they would have maybe 2 or 3 meetings and everytime a person had gotten new information on the war, they would tell the others. This conference was aa big part on why it was necessary for the Axis Powers to surrender unconditionally. This conference showed that by having the Axis Powers unconditionally surrender, the Allies helped countries and stopped the Axis powers from taking more countries.

"The complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany and the elimination or control of all German industry that could be used for military production. To those ends: All German land, naval and air forces, the S.S., S.A., S.D., and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institutions, including the General Staff, the Officers' Corps, Reserve Corps, military schools, war veterans' organizations, and all other military and quasi-military organizations, together with all clubs and associations which serve to keep alive the military tradition in Germany, shall be completely and finally abolished in such manner as permanently to prevent the revival or reorganization of German militarism and Nazism "
 * Potsdam Agreement**
 * In this document it stated that Germany had to permanently stop all of their military production. Also they had to promise to prevent the revival of the Gestapo or anything to that nature. In this agreement also the Allies made Germany's economic principals change. They no longer could have aircrafts and sea-going ships, they were prevented. Also productions of metals, chemicals, and so forth was prohibited too. This Potsdam Agreement's intentions were to help the german people out by basically starting the whole country from scratch. In some eyes it worked, but it others it did not. This agreement showed that if the Allied powers hadn't told Germany to unconditionally surrender, their reign over Europe would of extended into unknown places. So the war wouldn't of ended in the favor of the Allies.

"Many American-owned ships have been sunk on the high seas. One American destroyer was attacked on September fourth. Another destroyer was attacked and hit on October seventeenth. Eleven brave and loyal men of our Navy were killed by the Nazis. We have wished to avoid shooting. But the shooting has started. And history has recorded who fired the first shot. In the long run, however, all that will matter is who fired the last shot."
 * Fireside Chat address made by Presdient Roosevelt about the Battle of Atlanitic**
 * During this fireside chat delievered by President Roosevelt Franklin, he was trying to ensure the country that were going to have to do something about the war. He stated that certain ships were sunk by Germany and how the United States was being attacked. Also in this fireside chat that the United States would no longer lye down at take. Roosevelt said that appearantley Hitler was not trying to take over past the Atlantic ocean. However, his submarines were sent there to destroy American ships. Roosevelt in the fireside chat tried to tell the Americans to be ready for a battle and prepare them for when they would soon be apart of the war. This fireside chat showed that the United States entering the war with the Allies would help with the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers.

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