Question

Japan surrendered to end World War II after _____. the United States occupied Japan it ran out of natural resources the emperor stepped down the United States dropped atomic bombs

Answer 1

The United States dropped atomic bombs. (Gradpoint)

Answer 2

Japan surrendered to end World War II after the United States dropped the atomic bombs. On August 15th, of 1945, the Emperor of Japan  - Hirohito - gave a recorded radio address which announced the surrender of Japan to the Allies. This was only a week after the U.S. dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.