Which of the Following Actions by the Allies Caused the Highest

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions by the Allies caused the highest casualty rates among Japanese civilians?

• A) the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo of 1942 in reprisal for the attack on Pearl Harbor
• B) the shelling of Japanese ports by the United States Navy
• C) the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• D) the mass firebombing of Japanese cities during the summer of 1945
• E) the naval blockade of the Japanese home island that led to widespread starvation

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