What Was the Role of the Potsdam Declaration

question 6

Multiple Choice

What was the role of the Potsdam Declaration?

• A) It accepted the Japanese surrender and allowed the emperor to remain on the throne.
• B) It is the formal name for the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan.
• C) It threatened the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• D) It demanded that Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction."
• E) It presented Japan's terms for surrendering to the Allied powers.

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