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Churchill and Roosevelt announced the policy of unconditional surrender in January 1943. This meant that there would be no conditional surrenders in the future and the governments of conquered territories would have to be completely prostrate and turn themselves over to the Allies. The decision to implement this policy had several effects:

1) It silenced criticism regarding Eisenhower's decision to agree to Darlan's proposal to stop fighting in exchange for political power and addressed public concerns/fears that the Allies might settle for an armistice instead of a complete victory.

2) It undermined "stab in the back theory" (the idea that the German people were betrayed by their politicians); it would be clear who the winners and losers were.

3) It subtly reassured Soviets that the US and Britain were serious about winning the war against the Germans and that we would not drop out of the war and leave the Soviets to fight Hitler on their own.

4) The policy eventually ended up prolonging the war by making it harder for defeated countries to surrender.

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