FAQ5

=== Germany: When the Postdam agreement became public, there was a lot of confusion as most people didn't know what this meant. However, most people did not care they were relieved the war was over. Even before Hitler's death it had come out that the allies were getting closer and closer to Germany. This shocked a lot of people because throughout the war Hitler had people believing this illusion that Germany was winning. He did this by only releasing the great victories and not the defeats. So as you can imagine when Hitler committed suicide you can imagine what people were thinking that he had killed himself because he knew the war was lost cause. However, after Hitlers death the war went on which angered many people. This was why people were so relieved when the war ended even though they had no idea what was to come. ===

=== Japan: When Japan surrendered similarly to the German's there was outrage. However, it wasn't because of the regulations that would be placed on them it was their pride. Japan's military was built on honor and the willingness to die for the emperor and never surrender. So when word got out that Japan was surrendering people went crazy they did whatever they could to stop it, they even tried to kill the emperor. Some tried steeling the announcement speech before it was read in hopes that it would stop surrender. The streets were complete chaos with all of this going on, there were men walking around with guns many were killed. However, despite the opposition of the surrender the emperor did sign the unconditional surrender bringing the war to a close. ===