Question

Read this excerpt from a leaflet that the United States circulated in Japan in 1945. Then answer the question that follows.

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. Also, because 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. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s could have carried on a single mission. Radio Tokyo has told you that with the first use of this weapon of total destruction, Hiroshima was virtually destroyed. Before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor now to end the war. Our president has outlined for you the thirteen consequences of an honorable surrender. We urge that you accept these consequences and begin the work of building a new, better, and peace-loving Japan.

Based on the excerpt, which sentence best summarizes the Allies reason for using the atomic bomb on Japan?

A. The United States wanted to make Japan surrender before the Soviets arrived.

B. Japan was prolonging a terrible and bloody war that had an inevitable outcome.

C. An atomic bomb caused damage more efficiently than B-29 bombers.

D.Nations that failed to surrender to the Allies were asking for a nuclear attack.

Answer 1

B. Japan was prolonging a terrible and bloody war that had an inevitable outcome.

The nuke threat was a bit overkill, considering Daddy Stalin was on the way but hey, Americans aren't too big on logic.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. Japan was prolonging a terrible and bloody war that had an inevitable outcome.

Step-by-step explanation

During World War II two sides faced each other, one of them was the allies that grouped the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and England as leading countries; on the other side, it was made up of Germany, Italy, and Japan. In the last years of this war during the 1940s, the United States carried out atomic bomb attacks on two Japanese cities as revenge for military action on its maritime troops at Pearl Harbor. According to what is stated in the statement, it can be affirmed that with this pamphlet, the United States was putting pressure on the Japanese population, threatening them with a new attack with an atomic bomb, with the aim of the Japanese people demanding total surrender from their government from the war, when they said "Before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor now to end the war" According to the above, the correct answer is B.