... for this reason that the Japanese sued for peace based on the "Atlantic Charter of 1941" that was drafted up by Roosevelt and Churchill on August 4th, 1941. According to the "Atlantic Charter," every nation could choose its own form of government, thus, if Japan were to surrender based ... Alperovitz 31). It turns out that the unconditional surrender clause of the peace agreement was the major factor that hindered Japanese surrender at this point in the war. According to the surrender agreement, "the authority that deceived the people into embarking on world conquest must be eliminated ...

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