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Victory in the Pacific

Question 19 • WA-World History B - Aberdeen

Which of these events occurred first during the summer of 1945?

Answer
A
The Soviets joined the Pacific war.
B
Truman gave Japan an ultimatum to surrender.
C
The first atomic bomb was dropped.
D
The second atomic bomb was dropped.

Explanation

Truman and the Allied leaders issued Japan an ultimatum in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, the Soviets entered the Pacific war on August 8, and the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9. So the ultimatum came first.

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