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Potsdam Declaration
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Potsdam Declaration
The
Potsdam Declaration
or the
Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender
is a statement that called for the surrender of all
Japanese armed forces
during
World War II
. On July 26, 1945,
United States
President
Harry S. Truman
,
United Kingdom
Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
, and
Chairman
of the
Nationalist Government of China
Chiang Kai-shek
issued the document, which outlined the terms of
surrender
for the
Empire of Japan
as agreed upon at the
Potsdam Conference
. This
ultimatum
stated that, if Japan did not surrender, it would face "prompt and utter destruction."
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