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The Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a declaration by Roosevelt and Churchill. Churchill's goal was to involve Americans in the war against Japan. Roosevelt refused to get into war. The chapter solidified the relations between Great Britain and the U.S.against Axis aggression. -
Failed Negotiations
The U.S. and Japan tried to negotiate on several occasions to end sanctions and make peace, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The final peace negotiation was named "The Hull Ultimatum". -
Australian Support
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin delivered his The Task Ahead speech in support of the U.S. The Australian government supported U.S. General Douglas MacArthur's Australian-based command of Allied military operations in the Pacific. -
The Casablanca Conference
The Casablanca Conference was a meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill that lasted ten days. The leaders agreed on a military effort to eject Japan from Papua, New Guinea and to open up new supply lines to China through Japanese-occupied Burma. -
The Cairo Conference
The leaders of the United States, China, and Great Britain met to discuss the progress of the war against Japan and the future of Asia. In the declaration (Dec. 1), the allies pledged to continue the war against Japan and to eject its forces from conquered territories. -
The Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference (Nov. 28-Dec. 1) was a meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. The Soviet Union committed to join the war against Japan and supported Roosevelt's plans for the United Nations. -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference took place in Crimea from February 4-11, between the leaders from the U.S. Great Britain, and the USSR. Stalin agreed to fight against Japan. He was promised the return of the lands lost to Japan. -
The Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference (Jul. 17-Aug 2) was the last of the WWII meetings held in Berlin by the "Big Three" heads of state (Truman, Churchill, and Stalin). The leaders issued a declaration demanding "unconditional surrender" from Japan. -
Japan Surrenders
Prime Minister Suzuki accepted the Potsdam Declaration. The supreme war council agreed with Japan's acceptance of peace. On August 10, the message was delivered to the United States. -
Japan's Formal Surrender
Japan's formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. General Douglas MacArthur of the Allied Forces, accepted the document signed by the Japanese.
