This statement was one of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945: "We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japane…

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This statement was one of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration in July 1945:

"We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, and, to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative is prompt and utter destruction."

What does this statement indicate about the use of the atomic bomb in World War II?

A. Japanese leaders wanted to surrender before the bomb was dropped.
B. The leaders of Great Britain and the Soviet Union supported dropping the bomb.
C. Great Britain and the Soviet Union had also developed atomic weapons.
D. The Allies did not ask the Japanese government to surrender before dropping the bomb.