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== Background ==
[[File:MacArthur Surrender.jpg|thumb|General Mac Arthur surrendering the rest of the US Pacific Fleet and Army, some time before the signing of the Akagi Accords.]]
By 1945, things were not looking great for the Allied Powers, with the capitulation of Britain, the loss of the British Raj and the failed invasion of the Philippines the year prior, the likelihood of the Allied Powers winning the war became slimmer, day by day. But hope was not yet lost, as the Americans believed that the Manhattan Project could claw back the Allies from the jaws of defeat. However, it was too late.
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