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WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A declaration, issued by Allied leaders on July 26, 1945, called on Japan to surrender; if it did, was promised a peaceful government according to “the freely expressed will of the Japanese people.” If it did not, it would face “prompt and utter destruction.”
A
Berlin Declaration
B
Postdam Declaration
C
United Nation Declaration
D
Declaration of Independence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -We-the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that Japan shall be given an opportunity to end this war.

Detailed explanation-2: -The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -These additional terms included: 1) Japan would disarm her own forces; 2) Japan would conduct any “so-called” war crimes trials of her own nationals; and 3) there would be no occupation of Japan. This last term would assure the continuance of the Imperial system and Hirohito’s seat on the throne.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the receipt of the Potsdam Declaration, the Japanese government attempted to maintain the issue of the Emperor’s administrative prerogative within the Potsdam Declaration by its surrender offer of August 10, but in the end, it had to take comfort with US Secretary of State James F.

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