The Potsdam Declaration

question 40

Multiple Choice

The Potsdam Declaration:

• A)accepted the Japanese surrender and allowed the emperor to remain on the throne "subordinate to the authority of the Allied occupation."
• B)is the formal name for the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan.
• C)threatened that Hiroshima and Nagasaki faced an "atomic holocaust" if Japan did not surrender.
• D)presented Japan's terms for surrendering to the Allied powers.
• E)demanded that Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction."

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