WEEKLY PUZZLES · JULY 26

Potsdam Declaration Sets Surrender Terms for Japan

A short statement from Potsdam carried the weight of a war's final phase. Its words framed one of 1945's most consequential decisions.

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Leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and China associated with the 1945 Potsdam Declaration on surrender terms for Japan.
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