Japan officially surrendered on September 2nd 1945; however, they had announced their surrender on August 15th 1945, after the bombings in Hiroshima (Aug 6th) and Nagasaki (Aug 9th).
The answer is <span>geography</span>
Israel I think because it is the Jewish homeland
Cabinet members report to the President
"a. Captain John Smith became the leader of Jamestown and set up guidelines and rules for the settlers to follow" and "<span>b. William Bradford and William Brewster saw North America as a land where they could practice their religion freely" would both be correct statements, since religious toleration in Massachusetts was not wide-spread. </span>