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Which Allied nation dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945?

Britain

United States

Australia

France

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Why did the Allies capture so few Japanese soldiers when they attacked Iwo Jima?

The Japanese had successfully fortified the island.

The Japanese had planned for no surviving prisoners.

The Japanese inflicted terrible casualties on the Allies.

The Japanese hid among the civilian population.

During World War II, the Battle of the Coral Sea was significant because it

evened the naval strength of the Japanese and US fleets.

was the first significant win for the Allies in the Pacific.

denied the Japanese the chance to launch a direct attack on Australia.

was the first sea battle in which warships directly confronted one another.

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