After What Event Did the Japanese Government Finally Begin to Discuss

question 44

Multiple Choice

After what event did the Japanese government finally begin to discuss acceptance of surrender terms?

• A) the Battle of Iwo Jima
• B) the dropping of unconditional surrender as a prerequisite
• C) the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• D) the threatened invasion of Japan by the China
• E) the collapse of Fascist Italy

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