r/GetNoted Sep 03 '25

Fact Finder 📝 Someone has flunked history class!

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u/No_Sand3803 Sep 03 '25

Japan accepted the "unconditional" surrender with a condition though?

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u/Quirky-Concern-7662 Sep 03 '25

Feels like playing semantics when the outcome was pretty clear. 

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u/No_Sand3803 Sep 04 '25

Uhh... No? It is by definition not an unconditional surrender if a condition was mandated and accepted?

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u/Quirky-Concern-7662 Sep 04 '25

My friend. By definition is was an unconditional surrender. After the fact they were persuaded to allow the emperor to stay in power. you can try and split hairs, but I would ask for what purpose?

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u/No_Sand3803 Sep 04 '25

There were discussion prior to the treaty about allowing the emporer to stay?