The passage below is an excerpt from leaflets dropped on Japanese cities after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiros
hima: [B]ecause of your leaders' refusal to accept the surrender declaration that would enable Japan to honorably end this useless war, we have employed our atomic bomb. The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military, has notified your Ambassador Sato that it has declared war on your nation. Thus, all powerful countries of the world are now at war with you.
What did the United States hope would result from this leaflet?
an unconditional surrender by Japan
an attack on Japan by the Soviet Union
Japanese withdrawal from the Philippines
a declaration of war against Japan by France and Great Britain
The correct answer is <em>"unconditional surrender by Japan"</em>.
After the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, the end of the World War was seemingly inevitable, due to overpowering of the American Navy over the Japanese Navy in the War of the Pacific and the mass destruction caused in the mentioned city after the bombing. These leaflets helped to disseminate the already existent panic among Japanese Society, as they were gradually coming into senses that the war was coming to an end.
After succumbing to the intense military pressure from the Allies, the Empire of Japan decided to surrender 9 days later, on August the 15th.
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