<P> Soon after the U.S. marines landed, all the women of a village on Motobu Peninsula fell into the hands of American soldiers . At the time, there were only women, children and old people in the village, as all the young men had been mobilized for the war . Soon after landing, the marines "mopped up" the entire village, but found no signs of Japanese forces . Taking advantage of the situation, they started "hunting for women" in broad daylight and those who were hiding in the village or nearby air raid shelters were dragged out one after another . </P> <P> According to Toshiyuki Tanaka, 76 cases of rape or rape - murder were reported during the first five years of the American occupation of Okinawa . However, he claims this is probably not the true figure, as most cases were unreported . </P> <P> The alliance between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union began to deteriorate even before the war was over, when Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill exchanged a heated correspondence over whether the Polish government - in - exile, backed by Roosevelt and Churchill, or the Provisional Government, backed by Stalin, should be recognised . Stalin won . </P> <P> A number of allied leaders felt that war between the United States and the Soviet Union was likely . On 19 May 1945, American Under - Secretary of State Joseph Grew went so far as to say that it was inevitable . </P>

Following the end of ww2 which agreement was signed by the leading economic powers of the world