The Potsdam Declaration

question 91

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) demanded that Japan surrender or face "prompt and utter destruction"
• E) presented Japan's terms for surrendering to the Allied powers

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